CVE-2021-23449

moderate-risk
Published 2021-10-18

This affects the package vm2 before 3.9.4 via a Prototype Pollution attack vector, which can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the host machine.

Do I need to act?

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2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Vm2

Affected Vendors

Vm2 Project

References (10)

Patch https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/b4f6e2bd2c4a1ef52fc4483d8e35f28bc44818...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/363
Release Notes https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.4
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0010/
Exploit https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-1585918
Patch https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/b4f6e2bd2c4a1ef52fc4483d8e35f28bc44818...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/363
Release Notes https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.4
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0010/
Exploit https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VM2-1585918
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal