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CVE-2023-29017

CRITICAL

vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-7jxr-cg7f-gpgv
Published
Apr 6, 2023
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Affected
0 pkgs
Patched
None yet
Exploits
3 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
75.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Very High Risk99th percentile0.00%
73.6%76.0%78.4%80.8%78.1%75.0%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Description

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Prior to version 3.9.15, vm2 was not properly handling host objects passed to Error.prepareStackTrace in case of unhandled async errors. A threat actor could 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 3.9.15 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.

Exploits & PoCs
3

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Frequently Asked Questions

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Prior to version 3.9.15, vm2 was not properly handling host objects passed to `Error.prepareStackTrace` in case of unhandled async errors. A threat actor could 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 3.9.15 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.
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