CVE-2023-30547 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-30547: Sandbox Escape in vm2

Vendor Patriksimek
Product vm2
Weakness CWE-74
Published April 17, 2023
Last update February 5, 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

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. There exists a vulnerability in exception sanitization of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.16, allowing attackers to raise an unsanitized host exception inside `handleException()` which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version `3.9.17` of `vm2`. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2023 CVE published
February 5, 2025 Record updated