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GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq
No affected components available
Impact
A threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox.
Patches
This vulnerability was patched in the release of version 3.9.11 of vm2
Workarounds
None.
References
Github Issue - https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/467 The file that was patched - https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/blob/master/lib/setup-sandbox.js#L71 The commit with the patch - https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d9a7f3cc995d3d861e1380eafb886cb3c5e2b873#diff-b1a515a627d820118e76d0e323fe2f0589ed50a1eacb490f6c3278fe3698f164
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in VM2
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.
The exploit probability is high. The vulnerability is very likely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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