CVE-2026-24781CWE-693CWE-94

vm2: Sandbox Breakout Through Inspect

Critical · published May 4, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01186 · 67.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure; CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-05-04T16:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 MAY 16:33Z
    vm2: Sandbox Breakout Through Inspect
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