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CVE-2022-25893

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-12-21
  • Fixed in3.9.10
  • WeaknessCWE-471

Am I affected?

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Description

The package vm2 before 3.9.10 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the usage of prototype lookup for the WeakMap.prototype.set method. Exploiting this vulnerability leads to access to a host object and a sandbox compromise.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-2105:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Vm2 project vm2
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.9< 3.9.103.9.10

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • @rootio/vm2Root:npmall versions · fixed in 3.9.7-root.io.5
  • @rootio/vm2Root:npmall versions · fixed in 3.9.7-root.io.6
  • vm2Root:npmall versions · fixed in 3.9.7-aikido.5
  • vm2Root:npmall versions · fixed in 3.9.7-aikido.6

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Vm2 project vm2 to 3.9.10

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-12-21
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4w2j-2rg4-5mjw

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25893?

The package vm2 before 3.9.10 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the usage of prototype lookup for the WeakMap.prototype.set method. Exploiting this vulnerability leads to access to a host object and a sandbox compromise.

Is CVE-2022-25893 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-25893, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25893?

CVE-2022-25893 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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