CVE-2021-23555
CVSS v3
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.9 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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Packages
- vm2npmall versions · fixed in 3.9.6
Vendor advisories
vm2: vulnerable to Sandbox Bypass
rhacm2/console-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.4 security updates and bug fixes
Description
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.
Technical details
- Published
- 2022-02-11
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