CVE-2026-24118
VM2 Sandbox Breakout Through __lookupGetter__
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- May 4, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 21, 2026
Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| 3.1 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vm2patriksimek |
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References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/2b5f3e3a060d9088f5e1cdd585d683d491f990a3
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f9b700b1c7d9ef2df416666cb24e0b659140cc74
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24118vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2466502issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24118.json
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