RCE in Patriksimek Vm2
CVE-2026-24781
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability through the inspect function. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute ar…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.002 (38.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Patriksimek Vm2 — versions < 3.11.0
- Vm2_project Vm2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189 (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/bdd3d15e57bc4ec5e70365cd79f7cb0256e5f88c (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/fd266d084e0a3322d0f71ba2a8dc4c96cd030228 (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0 (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-24781?
- CVE-2026-24781 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Patriksimek Vm2, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24781?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.