CVE-2026-24120CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p56.0%

CVE-2026-24120CVE-2026-24120

vm2_project / vm2

Description

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.10.5, the fix for CVE-2023-37466 is insufficient and can be circumvented allowing 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 3.10.5.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.8 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.90% probability of exploitation · percentile 56.0% · 2026-08-03T12:00:16Z
Published2026-05-04
Last modified2026-07-15

Underlying weaknesses· 2

CWE-94CWE-693

References

  1. https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.10.5
  2. https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-qvjj-29qf-hp7p
  3. https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-qvjj-29qf-hp7p

2

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessProtection Mechanism Failurecwe-6930%live
WeaknessImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')cwe-940%live

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