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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-24781 · published 4 May 2026

CVE-2026-24781: Vm2 project vm2 code injection vulnerability

Vm2 Project · Vm2

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.2% · top 33.4% CWE-94 · Code injectionCWE-693 · CWE-693
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 1 tagged exploit
15 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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 ExploitVendor 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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-24781), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.