VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-30547
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability72.97%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-04-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-74
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch
- security-advisories@github.com — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory