CVE-2023-30547

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. There exists a vulnerability in exception sanitization of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.16, allowing attackers to raise an unsanitized host exception inside `handleException()` which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version `3.9.17` of `vm2`. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 10.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-74

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
patriksimek	vm2	< 3.9.17

References

https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22e87b102d97d45d112a0931dba1aef7eea049Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f3db4dee4d76b19869df05ba7880d638a880edd5Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2mExploit, Vendor Advisory
https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22e87b102d97d45d112a0931dba1aef7eea049Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f3db4dee4d76b19869df05ba7880d638a880edd5Patch
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2mExploit, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 17, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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