CVE-2023-29199 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-29199: vm2 Sandbox escape vulnerability

Vendor Patriksimek
Product vm2
Weakness CWE-913
Published April 14, 2023
Last update February 6, 2025

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

There exists a vulnerability in source code transformer (exception sanitization logic) of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.15, allowing attackers to bypass `handleException()` and leak unsanitized host exceptions which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. A threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version `3.9.16` of `vm2`.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 14, 2023 CVE published
February 6, 2025 Record updated