CVE-2026-45411 PUBLISHED

vm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Async Generator

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.05.2026 Published: 13.05.2026 Updated: 13.05.2026

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.3, it is possible to catch a host exception using the yield expression inside an async generator. When the generator is closed using the return function, the value is awaited on and exceptions thrown in the then call will be caught by the runtime and passed to the yield iterator as the next value. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.3.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor patriksimek
Product vm2
Versions
  • Version < 3.11.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere CWE