# webpack-dev-server v5.2.2

- Product: webpack-dev-server (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-dev-server)
- Vendor: webpack
- Date: 2025-06-03
- Version: v5.2.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/releases/tag/v5.2.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-dev-server/releases/v5.2.2

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- **fixed** — Fix "Overlay enabled" false positive
- **fixed** — Prevent crash when error is null for runtime errors
- **fixed** — Remove unnecessary header X_TEST
- **fixed** — Respect the allowedHosts option for cross-origin header check

###### [5.2.2](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/compare/v5.2.1...v5.2.2) (2025-06-03)


###### Bug Fixes

* "Overlay enabled" false positive ([18e72ee](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/commit/18e72ee3e57a6e7598a6c068c0ff7c7bb6a857f1))
* do not crush when error is null for runtime errors ([#5447](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/issues/5447)) ([309991f](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/commit/309991f947baa0354140b9930a9654ac792e20c4))
* remove unnecessary header `X_TEST` ([#5451](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/issues/5451)) ([64a6124](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/commit/64a6124bf1b4d158bb42a4341dd03121ae3759fa))
* respect the `allowedHosts` option for cross-origin header check ([#5510](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/issues/5510)) ([03d1214](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/commit/03d12141bf7be09dfb14e91e5c834ee63bd9a9a2))