CVE-2026-24120 (GCVE-0-2026-24120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-04 16:31
Modified
2026-07-15 01:17
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CWE
Summary
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.10.5, the fix for CVE-2023-37466 is insufficient and can be circumvented allowing 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 3.10.5.
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Impacted products
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| patriksimek | vm2 |
Version: < 3.10.5 |
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