CVE-2019-10761
The returned object is then used to reference the mainModule property of the host code running the script allowing it to spawn a child_process and execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
This affects the package vm2 before 3.6.11. It is possible to trigger a RangeError exception from the host rather than the "sandboxed" context by reaching the stack call limit with an infinite recursion. The returned object is then used to reference the mainModule property of the host code running the script allowing it to spawn a child_process and execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.33% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Affected
- vm2 project/vm2
- Source
- report@snyk.io
EPSS 1.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22d704e4794af63a5a2d633385fd20948f6f90Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/197Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-473188Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22d704e4794af63a5a2d633385fd20948f6f90Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/197Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-473188Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.