CVE-2022-36067

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.

• CWE-913
• CWE-913

• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/blob/master/lib/setup-sandbox.js#L71Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d9a7f3cc995d3d861e1380eafb886cb3c5e2b873#diff-b1a515a627d820118e76d0e323fe2f0589ed50a1eacb490f6c3278fe3698f164Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/467Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrqPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221017-0002/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oxeye.io/blog/vm2-sandbreak-vulnerability-cve-2022-36067Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/blob/master/lib/setup-sandbox.js#L71Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d9a7f3cc995d3d861e1380eafb886cb3c5e2b873#diff-b1a515a627d820118e76d0e323fe2f0589ed50a1eacb490f6c3278fe3698f164Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/467Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrqPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221017-0002/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oxeye.io/blog/vm2-sandbreak-vulnerability-cve-2022-36067Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Sep 6, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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