April 14, 2023, 7:15 p.m. |

National Vulnerability Database web.nvd.nist.gov

There exists a vulnerability in source code transformer (exception sanitization logic) of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.15, allowing attackers to bypass `handleException()` and leak unsanitized host exceptions which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. 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 `3.9.16` of `vm2`.

actor attackers bypass code code execution context cve escape host leak logic release remote code remote code execution rights run sandbox source code threat threat actor version vm2 vulnerability

Information Security Engineers

@ D. E. Shaw Research | New York City

Technology Security Analyst

@ Halton Region | Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Senior Cyber Security Analyst

@ Valley Water | San Jose, CA

Information System Security Engineer 2

@ Wyetech | Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Staff Vulnerability/Configuration Management Security Engineer

@ ServiceNow | Hyderabad, India

Security Engineer

@ AXS | London, England, UK