CVE-2022-36067
vm2 vulnerable to Sandbox Escape before v3.9.11
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 10.0 Critical
- Published
- Sep 6, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 15, 2022
Description
vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. In versions prior to version 3.9.11, 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 3.9.11 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 10.0 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-913 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vm2patriksimek |
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References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/467
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d9a7f3cc995d3d861e1380eafb886cb3c5e2b873#diff-b1a515a627d820118e76d0e323fe2f0589ed50a1eacb490f6c3278fe3698f164
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/blob/master/lib/setup-sandbox.js#L71
- https://www.oxeye.io/blog/vm2-sandbreak-vulnerability-cve-2022-36067
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221017-0002/
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