CVE-2026-92950
Published:September 17, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
vm2 before 3.11.7 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability in the CLI tool that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the host Node.js process. Attackers can supply a malicious script file to the vm2 CLI that uses require(__filename) to re-execute itself in the host realm, bypassing sandbox isolation and accessing host modules like fs and child_process.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =3.11.6 <v3.11.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.11.7vm2 (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <3.11.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.11.7Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Insecure Default Variable Initialization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.22