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CVE-2023-37466

vm2: Promise handler sanitization can be bypassed allowing attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code

Published Modified CWE 94
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD10.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA. Rated lower by Red Hat (medium).

Description

vm2 is an advanced vm/sandbox for Node.js. The library contains critical security issues and should not be used for production. The maintenance of the project has been discontinued. In vm2 for versions up to 3.9.19, `Promise` handler sanitization can be bypassed with the `@@species` accessor property allowing attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code, potentially allowing remote code execution inside the context of vm2 sandbox. Version 3.10.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
npm::GitHub Security Advisory npmvm23.10.0
seal npm::Seal Security Database@seal-security/vm2, vm23.9.11-sp999, 3.9.12-sp999, 3.9.13-sp999, 3.9.14-sp999
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SourcePackageFixed in
npm::GitHub Security Advisory npmvm23.10.0
seal npm::Seal Security Database@seal-security/vm23.9.11-sp999, 3.9.12-sp999, 3.9.13-sp999, 3.9.14-sp999
seal npm::Seal Security Databasevm23.9.11-sp999, 3.9.12-sp999, 3.9.13-sp999, 3.9.14-sp999

References

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