Storybook dev server: devices on the same network can obtain the WebSocket token and write code into story files

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Storybook is a frontend workshop for building user interface components and pages in isolation. From 8.0.0 until 8.6.19, 9.1.21, 10.6.2, and 11.0.0-alpha.6, the Storybook development server can expose its WebSocket authentication token to clients able to load its HTML pages over a local network. A LAN attacker can obtain the token and invoke WebSocket-backed file-writing or testing functionality. Weak story-write validation can allow code to be placed in story files. If the Storybook Vitest addon is installed with an old version of Vitest, the payload can use a Vitest API to write additional files or execute commands. Depending on the payload and local tooling, the attack can lead to code execution with the developer's privileges. This issue is fixed in 8.6.19, 9.1.21, 10.6.2, and 11.0.0-alpha.6.

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21 Oct 2026 17:21:29 UTC

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28 Oct 2026 01:28:25 UTC

Observed here

28 Oct 2026 02:51:34 UTC

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CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Storybook is a frontend workshop for building user interface components and pages in isolation. From 8.0.0 until 8.6.19, 9.1.21, 10.6.2, and 11.0.0-alpha.6, the Storybook development server can expose its WebSocket authentication token to clients able to load its HTML pages over a local network. A LAN attacker can obtain the token and invoke WebSocket-backed file-writing or testing functionality. Weak story-write validation can allow code to be placed in story files. If the Storybook Vitest addon is installed with an old version of Vitest, the payload can use a Vitest API to write additional files or execute commands. Depending on the payload and local tooling, the attack can lead to code execution with the developer's privileges. This issue is fixed in 8.6.19, 9.1.21, 10.6.2, and 11.0.0-alpha.6.

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Oct 21, 2026, 5:21:29 PM (timezone not stated)

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Oct 28, 2026, 1:28:25 AM (timezone not stated)

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30 Oct 2026 01:58:49 UTC

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EUVD CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Storybook is a frontend workshop for building user interface components and pages in isolation. From 8.0.0 until 8.6.19, 9.1.21, 10.6.2, and 11.0.0-alpha.6, the Storybook development server can expose its WebSocket authentication token to clients able to load its HTML pages over a local network. A LAN attacker can obtain the token and invoke WebSocket-backed file-writing or testing functionality. Weak story-write validation can allow code to be placed in story files. If the Storybook Vitest addon is installed with an old version of Vitest, the payload can use a Vitest API to write additional files or execute commands. Depending on the payload and local tooling, the attack can lead to code execution with the developer's privileges. This issue is fixed in 8.6.19, 9.1.21, 10.6.2, and 11.0.0-alpha.6.

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21 Oct 2026 18:17:25 UTC

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28 Oct 2026 02:17:04 UTC

Observed here

29 Oct 2026 06:48:04 UTC

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CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary · 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

**Summary:** The Storybook dev server exposes its WebSocket authentication token to any client that can load its HTML pages. Any host on a LAN can open a Storybook app by IP address, and therefore obtain the token. The WebSocket can be used to inject code into story files or to create new files. Under the right circumstances, an attacker can execute code on the machine of a developer connected on the same LAN. ## Who is impacted? You are impacted if you run a Storybook dev server whilst connected on an untrusted local network, or to a WiFi access point posing as a trusted network. The impact of this advisory is more important if you have the Vitest addon installed and are using an old version of Vitest. You are not impacted if: - You run a dev server in an environment that other devices on your network cannot reach (e.g. a container that does not publish the Storybook port, or publishes it only on `127.0.0.1`) - You run a dev server whilst connected to a trusted local network - You serve a built version of Storybook on your machine ## Recommended actions ### Upgrade Storybook Storybook has released patched versions of all affected major Storybook versions that fix all the vulnerabilities necessary for the worst-case scenario above to occur. Upgrade to a patched version listed below before running `storybook dev` again. If you cannot upgrade immediately, do not run an affected Storybook dev server until you can apply the fix. - 11.0.0-alpha.6 - 10.6.2 - 9.1.21 - 8.6.19 ### Review potentially breaking changes Due to the exceptional nature of the reported vulnerabilities, the Storybook team has decided to change the default behavior of Storybook, including versions 8 and 9, for several network-related features that are not essential to most Storybook users' workflow. If your team relies on the affected features, this document explains how to fall back to the previous behavior. #### Storybook now only listens on `127.0.0.1` by default By default, the Storybook dev server no longer binds to all network interfaces on your machine. It only binds to the loopback address `127.0.0.1`. You can still open it at `http://localhost:6006`. This prevents other devices on the same network from seeing your Storybook server. To share a Storybook with others, consider publishing it to Chromatic (free). To share it on a LAN without exposing the dev server, build a static Storybook with `storybook build` and serve the output folder with any static file server. To share a live Storybook running in dev mode, you can use the `--host` CLI option to bind to the LAN IP you want to share Storybook on, e.g. `storybook dev --host 192.168.0.110`. Host and origin validation stays enabled with this option. If you use `--host 0.0.0.0` instead, also set `core.allowedHosts` to the hostnames you will use. Without it, host and origin validation is disabled, and Storybook shows a warning and asks you to confirm before it starts. Consider using a firewall to restrict incoming packets to known colleague IPs, and avoid using `--host` on an untrusted WiFi network. #### The Vitest addon now disables `browser.api.allowWrite` and `browser.api.allowExec` Storybook no longer allows code running in Vitest Browser mode to write to the developer’s machine or execute other processes. In the unlikely scenario that you rely on this capability in your tests, you can manually re-enable these APIs in your Vitest config. #### The `saveStoryRequest` event validates input more strictly Storybook strengthened input validation in `saveStoryRequest`, so addons and the Storybook UI can now only write serialized args and story titles. It is no longer possible to exploit input validation weaknesses to e.g. write `play` functions with a custom addon. If you develop an addon that writes or edits files on users’ behalf, reach out to the Storybook team to get advice on security best practice. ## Disclosure timeline On August 19th, the Storybook team received a responsible disclosure showing that the WebSocket token can be stolen by an attacker sharing a LAN with a Storybook dev server. The disclosure identified several actions an attacker can do. An attacker can bypass input validation to write a payload in a story file. They can then trigger a test run via the WebSocket. If the Vitest addon is installed, the payload can exploit a Vitest API to write other files, with more exploit logic to the user’s filesystem. Depending on the exploit content, where the file is written, and what software the developer uses, that exploit could then be executed.

Source published

22 Oct 2026 16:31:40 UTC

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22 Oct 2026 16:45:03 UTC

Observed here

24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC

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CVSS_V4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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