CVE-2023-30547

Sandbox Escape in vm2

Published Apr 17, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 73.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. There exists a vulnerability in exception sanitization of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.16, allowing attackers to raise an unsanitized host exception inside `handleException()` which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version `3.9.17` of `vm2`. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.8568}

epss

{'score': 0.84615}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.6::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.0::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.1::el8
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.6::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.0::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine:2.1::el8

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 5, 2025, 8:30 PM
Reserved
Apr 12, 2023, 3:19 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 17, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:54 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Apr 17, 2023, 12:00 AM