CVE-2026-24118
VM2 Sandbox Breakout Through __lookupGetter__
CRITICAL 9.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.91 % · percentile 60 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code
- CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure
- CWE-749 — Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/2b5f3e3a060d9088f5e1cdd585d683d491f990a3
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f9b700b1c7d9ef2df416666cb24e0b659140cc74
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24118
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466502
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24118.json
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p — VM2 Sandbox Breakout Through __lookupGetter__
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-26984
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-24118
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 3.11.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| patriksimek · vm2 | affected < 3.11.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |