GHSA-g644-9gfx-q4q4

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    GHSA-g644-9gfx-q4q4

    Published: 13 Jul 2023Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary: vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability

    Details: In vm2 for versions up to 3.9.19, Node.js custom inspect function allows attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code. ### Impact Remote Code Execution, assuming the attacker has arbitrary code execution primitive inside the context of vm2 sandbox. ### Patches None. ### Workarounds None. ### References PoC is to be disclosed on or after the 5th of September. ### Similarity with [CVE-2023-37466](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37466) While this advisory might look similar to [CVE-2023-37466](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37466), it is a completely different way of escaping the sandbox. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open an issue in [VM2](https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2) Thanks to [Xion](https://twitter.com/0x10n) (SeungHyun Lee) of [KAIST Hacking Lab](https://kaist-hacking.github.io/) for disclosing this vulnerability.

    References: https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-g644-9gfx-q4q4, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37903, https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0007, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vm2

    Purl: pkg:npm/vm2

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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