CVE-2026-45411CWE-237CWE-668

CVE-2026-45411

Critical · published May 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.3, it is possible to catch a host exception using the yield* expression inside an async generator. When the generator is closed using the return function, the value is awaited on and exceptions thrown in the then call will be caught by the runtime and passed to the yield* iterator as the next value. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.3.

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
0.00568 · 44.9th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-237 · Improper Handling of Structural Elements; CWE-668 · Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Published
2026-05-13T22:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
vm2_project/vm2< 3.11.33.11.3
References (6)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAY 17:38Z
    vm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Async Generator
    cvelistv5