{"id":"CVE-2023-32314","aliases":["GHSA-whpj-8f3w-67p5"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32314","summary":"Sandbox Escape","details":"vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with Node's built-in modules. A sandbox escape vulnerability exists in vm2 for versions up to and including 3.9.17. It abuses an unexpected creation of a host object based on the specification of `Proxy`. As a result 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 `3.9.18` of `vm2`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","published":"2023-05-15T19:46:32.834Z","modified":"2026-08-08T03:47:40.110813568Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"vm2","fixedVersion":"3.9.18"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d88105f99752305c5b8a77b63ddee3ec86912daf","label":"patriksimek/vm2@d88105f"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://gist.github.com/arkark/e9f5cf5782dec8321095be3e52acf5ac"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.18"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/32xxx/CVE-2023-32314.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-whpj-8f3w-67p5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32314"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d88105f99752305c5b8a77b63ddee3ec86912daf"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-08T03:47:40.110813568Z"}}