{"id":"CVE-2022-36067","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-36067","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T00:02:45.571Z","title":"In versions prior to version 3.9.11, a threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox.","description":"vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. In versions prior to version 3.9.11, a threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version 3.9.11 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.","published":"2022-09-06T22:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:52:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":10,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-913"],"affected":["vm2 project/vm2"],"epss":{"score":0.47868,"percentile":0.98854,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/blob/master/lib/setup-sandbox.js#L71","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d9a7f3cc995d3d861e1380eafb886cb3c5e2b873#diff-b1a515a627d820118e76d0e323fe2f0589ed50a1eacb490f6c3278fe3698f164","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/467","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221017-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://www.oxeye.io/blog/vm2-sandbreak-vulnerability-cve-2022-36067","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/blob/master/lib/setup-sandbox.js#L71","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d9a7f3cc995d3d861e1380eafb886cb3c5e2b873#diff-b1a515a627d820118e76d0e323fe2f0589ed50a1eacb490f6c3278fe3698f164","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/467","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221017-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oxeye.io/blog/vm2-sandbreak-vulnerability-cve-2022-36067","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36067","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}