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Honeypots Snag Vite Probes Hunting AWS Keys on Exposed Dev Servers

Our honeypots caught dozens of probes yesterday alone, all wielding CVE-2025-30208 against Vite's @fs shortcut. Devs: your quick-setup tool just became a backdoor.

Honeypot logs displaying Vite @fs probes for CVE-2025-30208

⚑ Key Takeaways

  • Honeypots detect rising CVE-2025-30208 probes targeting Vite's @fs for secrets like AWS creds.
  • Bind Vite to localhost and patch to 5.4+ β€” simple fixes stop most exploits.
  • Vite's explosive growth means more exposures ahead; tighten dev server configs now.

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Priya Sundaram
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Originally reported by SANS Internet Storm Center

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