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TI-2022-16490 Aliases CVE-2022-36067GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq

vm2 vulnerable to Sandbox Escape before v3.9.11

Priority HIGH 82CWE-913Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. In versions prior to version 3.9.11, a threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version 3.9.11 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.47868 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial vm2 (patriksimek): 3.9.11vm2 (npm): 3.9.11Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
patriksimekvm2before 3.9.113.9.11Patch availableCNA
—vm2 (npm)before 3.9.113.9.11Patch availableGHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq
  • vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected before 3.9.11 Fixed in 3.9.11 Patch available CNA
  • vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.9.11 Fixed in 3.9.11 Patch available GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 3.9.11Vulnerablepatriksimek
  • cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.9.11 Vulnerable ·patriksimek

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vm2 (patriksimek) Fixed in 3.9.11
  • Fix · GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq vm2 (npm) Fixed in 3.9.11 Advisory →

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:6696 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.6 security update and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47
  • RHSA-2022:6507 Released 2022-09-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.5.2 security fixes and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.5 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-cluster-proxy-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8 +47
  • RHSA-2022:6427 Released 2022-09-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.6.1 security fix and bug fix
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.6 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8 +45
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2022:6424 Released 2022-09-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.1.1 security update and bug fixes
    • multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1 for RHEL 8 multicluster-engine/agent-service-rhel8, multicluster-engine/apiserver-network-proxy-rhel8, multicluster-engine/assisted-image-service-rhel8 +37
  • RHSA-2022:6422 Released 2022-09-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.0.2 security and bug fixes
    • multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.0 for RHEL 8 multicluster-engine/agent-service-rhel8, multicluster-engine/apiserver-network-proxy-rhel8, multicluster-engine/assisted-image-service-rhel8 +35

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36067
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2023-14382 Sandbox Escape in vm2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-13478 vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-33200 vm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Async Generator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32052 vm2: Sandbox Breakout Through Null Proto Exception CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32051 vm2 has sandbox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch` CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32049 vm2: Sandbox Escape CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
See all 31 →

Sources

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