CVE-2023-32314
A sandbox escape vulnerability exists in vm2 for versions up to and including 3.9.17.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with Node's built-in modules. A sandbox escape vulnerability exists in vm2 for versions up to and including 3.9.17. It abuses an unexpected creation of a host object based on the specification of `Proxy`. As a result 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 `3.9.18` of `vm2`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.13% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- vm2 project/vm2
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://gist.github.com/arkark/e9f5cf5782dec8321095be3e52acf5acExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d88105f99752305c5b8a77b63ddee3ec86912dafPatch
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.18Release Notes
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-whpj-8f3w-67p5Vendor Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/arkark/e9f5cf5782dec8321095be3e52acf5acExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d88105f99752305c5b8a77b63ddee3ec86912dafPatch
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.18Release Notes
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-whpj-8f3w-67p5Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.