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Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting vm2 package, versions *

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 0.25% (65th percentile)
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NVD
10 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-VM2-5772825
  • published 12 Jul 2023
  • disclosed 12 Jul 2023
  • credit SeungHyun Lee
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Introduced: 12 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-37466 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for vm2.

Overview

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) such that the Promise handler sanitization can be bypassed, allowing attackers to escape the sandbox.

Note:

According to the maintainer, the security issue cannot be properly addressed and the library will be discontinued.