CVE-2021-23555
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
The package vm2 before 3.9.6 are vulnerable to Sandbox Bypass via direct access to host error objects generated by node internals during generation of a stacktraces, which can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the host machine.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-6pw2-5hjv-9pf7Sandbox bypass in vm22022-02-12ghsa · osvUS
The package vm2 before 3.9.6 are vulnerable to Sandbox Bypass via direct access to host error objects generated by node internals during generation of a stacktraces, which can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the host machine.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-23555cnnvd
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/532120d5cdec7da8225fc6242e154ebabc63fe4dcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23555cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166946/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-1681-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-2309905cnnvd
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/532120d5cdec7da8225fc6242e154ebabc63fe4denisa_euvd
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-2309905enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/532120d5cdec7da8225fc6242e154ebabc63fe4dPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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