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vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: OSV

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Prior to version 3.9.15, vm2 was not properly handling host objects passed to `Error.prepareStackTrace` in case of unhandled async errors. A threat actor could 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 3.9.15 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.

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CVEs
CVE-2023-29017
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7 Nov 2026, 03:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Apr 2023, 19:18 UTC

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Prior to version 3.9.15, vm2 was not properly handling host objects passed to `Error.prepareStackTrace` in case of unhandled async errors. A threat actor could 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 3.9.15 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.

osv:CVE-2023-29017
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29017",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability",
    "summary": "vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Prior to version 3.9.15, vm2 was not properly handling host objects passed to `Error.prepareStackTrace` in case of unhandled async errors. A threat actor could 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 3.9.15 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-29017",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:49.772340221Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-7jxr-cg7f-gpgv",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29017",
        "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/515",
        "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d534e5785f38307b70d3aac1945260a261a94d50"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 517818,
  "published_at": "2023-04-06T19:18:34.243+00:00"
}