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CVE-2026-24118 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/2b5f3e3a060d9088f5e1cdd585d683d491f990a3 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f9b700b1c7d9ef2df416666cb24e0b659140cc74 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p CISA-ADP, GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-24118
NVD Published Date:
05/04/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/07/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.