CVE-2026-24118

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. 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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

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/2b5f3e3a060d9088f5e1cdd585d683d491f990a3	Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f9b700b1c7d9ef2df416666cb24e0b659140cc74	Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0	Release Notes
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24118
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466502
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24118.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-04 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 02:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-24118

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24118

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24118

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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

CWE-749

Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

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