CVE-2022-25893

Arbitrary Code Execution

9.8 CriticalFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.54%Down 1.0 points since Dec 21, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Arbitrary Code Execution

Record: CVE-2022-25893
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
Weakness: CWE-471
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-7507 9.8

Record: EUVD-2022-7507
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w2j-2rg4-5mjw 9.8

vm2 vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution

The package vm2 before 3.9.10 is 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.

Record: GHSA-4w2j-2rg4-5mjw
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2022-25893
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-471
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Arbitrary Code Execution

Record: CVE-2022-25893
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-4w2j-2rg4-5mjw 9.8

vm2 vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution

Record: GHSA-4w2j-2rg4-5mjw
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2022-25893 No score

CVE-2022-25893 in vm2 - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2022-25893 in the vm2 package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record: ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2022-25893
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vm2` npm	before 3.9.10	3.9.10
`vm2` Root:npm	before 3.9.7-aikido.5	3.9.7-aikido.53.9.7-aikido.6
`@rootio/vm2` Root:npm	before 3.9.7-root.io.5	3.9.7-root.io.53.9.7-root.io.6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-25893 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Patriksimek Vm2, published December 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in vm2 3.9.10.