patriksimek vm2 up to 3.10.x inspect code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in patriksimek vm2 up to 3.10.x. The affected element is the function inspect. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-24781. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in patriksimek vm2 up to 3.10.x. Affected is the function inspect. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-24781 since 01/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.11.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2026-26987) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1349). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source vm2

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vm2 3.11.0
Patch: 8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189

Timelineinfo

01/26/2026 CVE reserved
05/04/2026 +97 days Advisory disclosed
05/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/05/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24781 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361026
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1349 - vm2: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2026 22:55
Updated: 05/05/2026 20:40
Changes: 05/04/2026 22:55 (68), 05/05/2026 01:23 (6), 05/05/2026 20:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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