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GHSA-4J36-39GM-8VQ8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-07 02:39 – Updated: 2026-03-10 18:44

Summary

OneUptime: Synthetic Monitor RCE via exposed Playwright browser object

Details

Summary

OneUptime Synthetic Monitors allow low-privileged project users to submit custom Playwright code that is executed on the oneuptime-probe service. In the current implementation, this untrusted code is run inside Node's vm and is given live host Playwright objects such as browser and page.

This creates a distinct server-side RCE primitive: the attacker does not need the classic this.constructor.constructor(...) sandbox escape. Instead, the attacker can directly use the injected Playwright browser object to reach browser.browserType().launch(...) and spawn an arbitrary executable on the probe host/container.

This appears to be a separate issue from the previously published node:vm(GHSA-h343-gg57-2q67) breakout advisory because the root cause here is exposure of a dangerous host capability object to untrusted code, not prototype-chain access to process.

Details

A normal project member can create or edit monitors and monitor tests:

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Common/Models/DatabaseModels/Monitor.ts#L45-L78
https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Common/Models/DatabaseModels/MonitorTest.ts#L27-L60

The dashboard exposes a Playwright code editor for Synthetic Monitors and allows the user to queue a test run:

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/App/FeatureSet/Dashboard/src/Components/Form/Monitor/MonitorStep.tsx#L861-L918
https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/App/FeatureSet/Dashboard/src/Components/Form/Monitor/MonitorTest.tsx#L66-L84

The probe worker polls queued monitor tests and executes them:

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Jobs/Monitor/FetchMonitorTest.ts#L55-L85

For MonitorType.SyntheticMonitor, the user-controlled customCode is passed into SyntheticMonitor.execute(...):

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Utils/Monitors/Monitor.ts#L323-L338

SyntheticMonitor.execute(...) then runs that code through VMRunner.runCodeInNodeVM(...) and injects the live Playwright browser and page objects into the VM context:

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/SyntheticMonitor.ts#L156-L168

VMRunner.runCodeInNodeVM(...) creates a Node vm context and exposes host objects into it, including the additional context objects:

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Common/Server/Utils/VM/VMRunner.ts#L323-L405

The proxy wrapper blocks only a small set of property names and still forwards normal method calls with the real host this binding. Because of that, untrusted monitor code can still use legitimate Playwright methods on the injected browser object.

That is enough for code execution because Playwright's Browser exposes browserType(), and BrowserType.launch() accepts attacker-controlled process launch options such as executablePath, args, and ignoreDefaultArgs. An attacker can therefore cause the probe to spawn an arbitrary executable. Even if Playwright later errors because the spawned process is not a real browser, the command has already executed.

This same execution path is also used for normal scheduled monitors, not only one-shot monitor tests:

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Jobs/Monitor/FetchList.ts#L110-L121

As a result, the issue can be abused either as a one-shot RCE via Test Monitor or as a persistent scheduled RCE by saving a malicious Synthetic Monitor.

PoC

Log in as any user with normal project membership.
Go to Monitors -> Create New Monitor.
Select Synthetic Monitor.
In Playwright Code, paste the following script:

 const HostFunction =
    Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(console, "log").value.constructor;

  return {
    data: {
      node: HostFunction('return process.version')(),
      cwd: HostFunction('return process.cwd()')(),
      id: HostFunction(
        'return process.getBuiltinModule("child_process").execSync("id").toString()'
      )(),
    },
  };

Select any one browser type, for example Chromium.
Select any one screen type, for example Desktop.
Set retry count to 0.
Click Test Monitor and choose a probe.

Expected result:

the monitor execution succeeded and in the Show More Details the command output is shown.

Impact

This is a server-side Remote Code Execution issue affecting the probe component.

Who is impacted:

any OneUptime deployment where an attacker can obtain ordinary project membership
environments where the probe has access to internal services, secrets, Kubernetes metadata, database credentials, proxy credentials, or other cluster-local trust relationships

Severity ?

9.9 (Critical)


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

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@oneuptime/common"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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            {
              "fixed": "10.0.20"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-30921"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-749"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-07T02:39:04Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-10T17:40:16Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Summary\n\nOneUptime Synthetic Monitors allow low-privileged project users to submit custom Playwright code that is executed on the `oneuptime-probe` service. In the current implementation, this untrusted code is run inside Node\u0027s `vm` and is given live host Playwright objects such as `browser` and `page`.\n\nThis creates a distinct server-side RCE primitive: the attacker does not need the classic `this.constructor.constructor(...)` sandbox escape. Instead, the attacker can directly use the injected Playwright `browser` object to reach `browser.browserType().launch(...)` and spawn an arbitrary executable on the probe host/container.\n\nThis appears to be a separate issue from the previously published `node:vm(GHSA-h343-gg57-2q67)` breakout advisory because the root cause here is exposure of a dangerous host capability object to untrusted code, not prototype-chain access to `process`.\n\n## Details\n\nA normal project member can create or edit monitors and monitor tests:\n\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Common/Models/DatabaseModels/Monitor.ts#L45-L78\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Common/Models/DatabaseModels/MonitorTest.ts#L27-L60\n\nThe dashboard exposes a Playwright code editor for Synthetic Monitors and allows the user to queue a test run:\n\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/App/FeatureSet/Dashboard/src/Components/Form/Monitor/MonitorStep.tsx#L861-L918\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/App/FeatureSet/Dashboard/src/Components/Form/Monitor/MonitorTest.tsx#L66-L84\n\nThe probe worker polls queued monitor tests and executes them:\n\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Jobs/Monitor/FetchMonitorTest.ts#L55-L85\n\nFor `MonitorType.SyntheticMonitor`, the user-controlled `customCode` is passed into `SyntheticMonitor.execute(...)`:\n\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Utils/Monitors/Monitor.ts#L323-L338\n\n`SyntheticMonitor.execute(...)` then runs that code through `VMRunner.runCodeInNodeVM(...)` and injects the live Playwright `browser` and `page` objects into the VM context:\n\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/SyntheticMonitor.ts#L156-L168\n\n`VMRunner.runCodeInNodeVM(...)` creates a Node `vm` context and exposes host objects into it, including the additional context objects:\n\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Common/Server/Utils/VM/VMRunner.ts#L323-L405\n\nThe proxy wrapper blocks only a small set of property names and still forwards normal method calls with the real host `this` binding. Because of that, untrusted monitor code can still use legitimate Playwright methods on the injected `browser` object.\n\nThat is enough for code execution because Playwright\u0027s `Browser` exposes `browserType()`, and `BrowserType.launch()` accepts attacker-controlled process launch options such as `executablePath`, `args`, and `ignoreDefaultArgs`. An attacker can therefore cause the probe to spawn an arbitrary executable. Even if Playwright later errors because the spawned process is not a real browser, the command has already executed.\n\nThis same execution path is also used for normal scheduled monitors, not only one-shot monitor tests:\n\n- https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Probe/Jobs/Monitor/FetchList.ts#L110-L121\n\nAs a result, the issue can be abused either as a one-shot RCE via `Test Monitor` or as a persistent scheduled RCE by saving a malicious Synthetic Monitor.\n\n### PoC\n\n1. Log in as any user with normal project membership.\n2. Go to `Monitors -\u003e Create New Monitor`.\n3. Select `Synthetic Monitor`.\n4. In `Playwright Code`, paste the following script:\n\n```javascript\n const HostFunction =\n    Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(console, \"log\").value.constructor;\n\n  return {\n    data: {\n      node: HostFunction(\u0027return process.version\u0027)(),\n      cwd: HostFunction(\u0027return process.cwd()\u0027)(),\n      id: HostFunction(\n        \u0027return process.getBuiltinModule(\"child_process\").execSync(\"id\").toString()\u0027\n      )(),\n    },\n  };\n\n```\n\n5. Select any one browser type, for example `Chromium`.\n6. Select any one screen type, for example `Desktop`.\n7. Set retry count to `0`.\n8. Click `Test Monitor` and choose a probe.\n\nExpected result:\n\n- the monitor execution succeeded and in the `Show More Details` the command output is shown.\n\u003cimg width=\"899\" height=\"249\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/98ebd26f-431b-438e-9459-7deeebf97b18\" /\u003e\n\n\n\n### Impact\n\nThis is a server-side `Remote Code Execution` issue affecting the probe component.\n\nWho is impacted:\n\n- any OneUptime deployment where an attacker can obtain ordinary project membership\n- environments where the probe has access to internal services, secrets, Kubernetes metadata, database credentials, proxy credentials, or other cluster-local trust relationships",
  "id": "GHSA-4j36-39gm-8vq8",
  "modified": "2026-03-10T18:44:23Z",
  "published": "2026-03-07T02:39:04Z",
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    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/blob/8e90f451426b160718bdd1796b68c5ec15318101/Common/Server/Utils/VM/VMRunner.ts#L323-L405"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OneUptime: Synthetic Monitor RCE via exposed Playwright browser object"
}

CVE-2026-30921 (GCVE-0-2026-30921)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-09 22:58 – Updated: 2026-03-10 14:13

Title

OneUptime Synthetic Monitor RCE via exposed Playwright browser object

Summary

OneUptime is a solution for monitoring and managing online services. Prior to 10.0.20, OneUptime Synthetic Monitors allow low-privileged project users to submit custom Playwright code that is executed on the oneuptime-probe service. In the current implementation, this untrusted code is run inside Node's vm and is given live host Playwright objects such as browser and page. This creates a distinct server-side RCE primitive: the attacker does not need the classic this.constructor.constructor(...) sandbox escape. Instead, the attacker can directly use the injected Playwright browser object to reach browser.browserType().launch(...) and spawn an arbitrary executable on the probe host/container. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.0.20.

Severity ?

10 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/security/a…

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OneUptime	oneuptime	Affected: < 10.0.20

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