Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2022 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2021-23555Sandbox Bypass
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in vm2. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.9%top 13.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The package vm2 before 3.9.6 are vulnerable to Sandbox Bypass via direct access to host error objects generated by node internals during generation of a stacktraces, which can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the host machine.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | vm2 | 3.9.6 | GHSA-6pw2-5hjv-9pf7 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-2309905 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/532120d5cdec7da8225fc6242e154ebabc63fe4d x_refsource_MISC