- Added AbortController support for useAsyncData and refresh, introduced optional Vite Environment API opt‑in and extracted Nitro server into its own @nuxt/nitro package, paving the way for future Nuxt 5 breaking changes.
- Provided experimental TypeScript plugin for smarter renaming and navigation, plus async‑data handler extraction that splits fetch logic into separate chunks, cutting client bundle sizes on static sites.
- Enhanced dev experience with dual error page overlay, multiple performance improvements, numerous bug fixes, and updated documentation.
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Fix island payload serialization for underscore keys and deduplicate island renders during prerender
Improved build and runtime performance with lazy imports, reused scans, and skipping unchanged files across Nuxt, Kit, and Vite.
Security release addressing server‑side RCE, unauthorized component instantiation, route rule authorization bypass, DoS, and dev server path disclosure, plus a regression fix from the prior advisory.