Host command execution via async generator exception capture
Published May 13, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026
Sandbox escape in Patrik Simek vm2 before 3.11.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary host commands through untrusted sandbox code. During async-generator yield* return handling, V8 awaits an attacker-controlled thenable and delivers a synchronous host exception back as an iterator result instead of sanitizing it at the sandbox boundary. Exploitation requires the target application to execute attacker-controlled JavaScript inside a vm2 sandbox; the leaked host-realm error constructor exposes process and child_process command execution.
Summary
What happened
Sandbox escape in Patrik Simek vm2 before 3.11.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary host commands through untrusted sandbox code. During async-generator yield* return handling, V8 awaits an attacker-controlled thenable and delivers a synchronous host exception back as an iterator result instead of sanitizing it at the sandbox boundary. Exploitation requires the target application to execute attacker-controlled JavaScript inside a vm2 sandbox; the leaked host-realm error constructor exposes process and child_process command execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-45411
- Published
- May 13, 2026
- Updated
- May 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Patrik Simek
- Product
- vm2
- Classifications
- CWE-668, CWE-237, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 3.11.3
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