[UPDATE] [high] vm2: Vulnerability Enables Code Execution
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in vm2 to execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in vm2 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Applications running vm2 that process untrusted code or accept external input.
- Urgency
- High severity code execution risk; immediate remediation required.
- Action
- Update vm2 to the patched version or migrate to an actively maintained sandbox.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1446
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-454110.57% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 44% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-45411 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for vm2
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- critical[UPDATE] [critical] vm2: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-06
- critical[UPDATE] [critical] vm2: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-06
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