CVE-2021-23555
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The package vm2 before 3.9.6 are vulnerable to Sandbox Bypass via direct access to host error objects generated by node internals during generation of a stacktraces, which can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the host machine.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.88% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-02-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vm2 project | vm2 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD