GHSA-g644-9gfx-q4q4
vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.