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 arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Patriksimek Vm2 — versions < 3.11.0
- Vm2 Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189 (Patch)
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/bdd3d15e57bc4ec5e70365cd79f7cb0256e5f88c (Patch)
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/fd266d084e0a3322d0f71ba2a8dc4c96cd030228 (Patch)
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0 (Release Notes)
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
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- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
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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.