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CVE-2023-37903

vm2: custom inspect function allows attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code

Published Modified CWE 78
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 open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In vm2 for versions up to and including 3.9.19, Node.js custom inspect function allows attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code. This may result in Remote Code Execution, assuming the attacker has arbitrary code execution primitive inside the context of vm2 sandbox. There are no patches and no known workarounds. Users are advised to find an alternative software.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
npm::GitHub Security Advisory npmvm2no fix listed
seal npm::Seal Security Database@seal-security/vm2, vm23.9.11-sp999, 3.9.12-sp999, 3.9.13-sp999, 3.9.14-sp999
Show all 3 entries from 2 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
npm::GitHub Security Advisory npmvm2no fix listed
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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