CVE-2026-24781

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vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability through the inspect function. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189 Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/bdd3d15e57bc4ec5e70365cd79f7cb0256e5f88c Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/fd266d084e0a3322d0f71ba2a8dc4c96cd030228 Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0 Release Notes
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c Exploit Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
History

08 May 2026, 19:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189 - () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189 - Patch
References () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/bdd3d15e57bc4ec5e70365cd79f7cb0256e5f88c - () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/bdd3d15e57bc4ec5e70365cd79f7cb0256e5f88c - Patch
References () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/fd266d084e0a3322d0f71ba2a8dc4c96cd030228 - () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/fd266d084e0a3322d0f71ba2a8dc4c96cd030228 - Patch
References () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0 - () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c - () https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
First Time Vm2 Project vm2
Vm2 Project

04 May 2026, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2026-05-04 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-08 19:29

NVD link : CVE-2026-24781

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24781

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24781

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Products Affected

vm2_project

  • vm2
CWE
CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure