CVE-2026-45411 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-45411: vm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Async Generator

Vendor Patriksimek
Product vm2
Weakness CWE-668
Published May 13, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026

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 an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.3, it is possible to catch a host exception using the yield* expression inside an async generator. When the generator is closed using the return function, the value is awaited on and exceptions thrown in the then call will be caught by the runtime and passed to the yield* iterator as the next value. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated