CVE-2026-24781

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.

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/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
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26234
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24781
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466531
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24781.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-04 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 02:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-24781

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24781

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24781

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vm2_project

vm2

CWE

CWE-94

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

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

CWE-653

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization

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