CVE-2021-23449 (GCVE-0-2021-23449)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-18 16:40 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Sandbox Bypass
Summary
This affects the package vm2 before 3.9.4 via a Prototype Pollution attack vector, which can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the host machine.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Sandbox Bypass
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-1585918 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/363 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/b4f6e2b… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.4 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2021102… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-10-18 00:00
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