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.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- HORKimhab/CVE-2026-24118 PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/2b5f3e3a060d9088f5e1cdd585d683d491f990a3 Patch
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f9b700b1c7d9ef2df416666cb24e0b659140cc74 Patch
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p Exploit, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.8 · vm2_projectNVD modified 2026-10-26 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References 8
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/2b5f3e3a060d9088f5e1cdd585d683d491f990a3 Patch
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f9b700b1c7d9ef2df416666cb24e0b659140cc74 Patch
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0 Release Notes
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24118
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466502
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-grj5-jjm8-h35p Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24118.json