PT-2023-2909 · Vm2 · Vm2

Arkark + 1 · CVE-2023-32314 · Published 2023-05-15 · Updated 2026-07-21

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vm2 versions up to and including 3.9.17

Description A sandbox escape issue exists in vm2, allowing a threat actor to bypass sandbox protections and gain remote code execution rights on the host. This is achieved by abusing an unexpected creation of a host object based on the specification of Proxy. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions up to and including 3.9.17, upgrade to version 3.9.18 or later to patch the vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Proxy specification until a patch is applied. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to a patched version to mitigate the risk.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-755

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-02869

CVE-2023-32314

GHSA-WHPJ-8F3W-67P5

Affected Products

Vm2

References · 17

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/32xxx/CVE-2023-32314.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://gist.github.com/arkark/e9f5cf5782dec8321095be3e52acf5ac · Exploit
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d88105f99752305c5b8a77b63ddee3ec86912daf · Patch
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-whpj-8f3w-67p5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-whpj-8f3w-67p5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32314 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2023-32314 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32314 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-02869 · Security Note
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2 · Note
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.18 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-whpj-8f3w-67p5 · Note
• https://twitter.com/TheTechWorldPod/status/2017188696965972022 · Twitter Post
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32314 · Note
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/35969 · Telegram Post