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CVE-2021-23555 (GCVE-0-2021-23555)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-11 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:23

Title

Sandbox Bypass

Summary

The package vm2 before 3.9.6 are vulnerable to Sandbox Bypass via direct access to host error objects generated by node internals during generation of a stacktraces, which can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the host machine.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P

CWE

Sandbox Bypass

Assigner

snyk mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-2309905	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/532120d…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
n/a	vm2	Affected: unspecified , < 3.9.6 (custom)

Date Public

2022-02-11 00:00

Credits

Cris Staicu Abdullah Alhamdan

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FKIE_CVE-2021-23555

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-02-11 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:38

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
report@snyk.io	https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/532120d5cdec7da8225fc6242e154ebabc63fe4d	Patch, Third Party Advisory
report@snyk.io	https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-2309905	Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/532120d5cdec7da8225fc6242e154ebabc63fe4d	Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-2309905	Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	vm2_project	vm2	*

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GHSA-6PW2-5HJV-9PF7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-12 00:00 – Updated: 2022-02-24 13:46

Summary

Sandbox bypass in vm2

Details

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

Show details on source website

JSON

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        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "vm2"
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        }
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  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1321"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-02-14T22:46:08Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-02-11T20:15:00Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-6pw2-5hjv-9pf7",
  "modified": "2022-02-24T13:46:56Z",
  "published": "2022-02-12T00:00:38Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23555"
    },
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}

GSD-2021-23555

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23

Details

Aliases

CVE-2021-23555

Aliases

CVE-2021-23555

JSON

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RHSA-2022:1681

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-05-03 16:42 - Updated: 2026-09-14 12:25

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.4 security updates and bug fixes

Severity

Moderate

Scope

14 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-23555.

CVE-2021-23555

A flaw was found in vm2, where the sandbox can be bypassed via direct access to host error objects generated by node internals during the generation of stack traces. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host machine.

9.8 (Critical)


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

Fixed: 221 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1681

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CVE-2021-23555 (GCVE-0-2021-23555)

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GHSA-6PW2-5HJV-9PF7

GSD-2021-23555

RHSA-2022:1681

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