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TI-2023-14382 Aliases CVE-2023-30547GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m

Sandbox Escape in vm2

Priority CRITICAL 87CWE-74Published · 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 · NVD. 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. There exists a vulnerability in exception sanitization of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.16, allowing attackers to raise an unsanitized host exception inside `handleException()` which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version `3.9.17` of `vm2`. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.72973 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial vm2 (patriksimek): 3.9.17vm2 (npm): 3.9.17Red Hat: 4 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 3.9.173.9.17Patch availableCNA
—vm2 (npm)before 3.9.173.9.17Patch availableGHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m
  • vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected before 3.9.17 Fixed in 3.9.17 Patch available CNA
  • vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.9.17 Fixed in 3.9.17 Patch available GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*up to 3.9.16Vulnerablepatriksimek
  • cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 3.9.16 Vulnerable ·patriksimek

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vm2 (patriksimek) Fixed in 3.9.17
  • Fix · GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m vm2 (npm) Fixed in 3.9.17 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:1896 Released 2023-04-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.5 hotfix security update for console
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.5 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/console-rhel8
  • RHSA-2023:1897 Released 2023-04-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.6 hotfix security update for console
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.6 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/console-rhel8
  • RHSA-2023:1894 Released 2023-04-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.1 hotfix security update for console
    • multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.1 for RHEL 8 multicluster-engine/console-mce-rhel8, multicluster-engine/multicluster-engine-console-mce-rhel8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:1893 Released 2023-04-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.0 hotfix security update for console
    • multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.0 for RHEL 8 multicluster-engine/console-mce-rhel8, multicluster-engine/multicluster-engine-console-mce-rhel8

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-2023-30547
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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
  • TI-2026-32048 vm2: Sandbox escape CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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