Is CVE-2026-24120 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-24120 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-24120?

CVE-2026-24120 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-24120?

CVE-2026-24120 has an EPSS score of 0.90% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24120?

Upgrade vm2 to 3.10.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-24120

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.10.5, the fix for CVE-2023-37466 is insufficient and can be circumvented allowing attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.10.5.

CWE-94Code Injection CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure CWE-807

How to fix

Remediation Available

vm2NVD

Affected:< 3.10.5Fixed in:3.10.5CVE-2026-24120derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Release Notes1

github.com

Other references3

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CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-15.