CVE-2026-24118: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in patriksimek vm2
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-24118 is a critical vulnerability in the patriksimek vm2 Node.js sandbox prior to version 3.11.0. It involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94) that enables sandbox breakout, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host system outside the intended sandbox environment. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating high exploitability and impact. The vulnerability is fixed in vm2 version 3.11.0. Red Hat has published an advisory referencing this CVE.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to escape the vm2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system, leading to full compromise of the host environment. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host system are all severely impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade vm2 to version 3.11.0 or later to apply the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated in the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-24118: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in patriksimek vm2
Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. 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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-24118 is a critical vulnerability in the patriksimek vm2 Node.js sandbox prior to version 3.11.0. It involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94) that enables sandbox breakout, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host system outside the intended sandbox environment. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating high exploitability and impact. The vulnerability is fixed in vm2 version 3.11.0. Red Hat has published an advisory referencing this CVE.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to escape the vm2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system, leading to full compromise of the host environment. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host system are all severely impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade vm2 to version 3.11.0 or later to apply the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated in the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-21T18:38:22.472Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24118","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 69f8d213cbff5d8610396f3a
Added to database: 05/04/2026, 17:06:27 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 08:37:15 UTC
Last updated: 08/01/2026, 07:17:59 UTC
Views: 79
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