CVE-2026-92955
Published:September 17, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
vm2 before 3.11.8 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability in NodeVM that allows attackers to access the host proto getter/setter through console._stdout and console._stderr. Attackers can overwrite EventEmitter.prototype.emit and trigger process events to execute code with process context, bypassing code generation restrictions.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v3.11.7 <v3.11.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.11.8vm2 (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <3.11.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.11.8Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
10
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
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:
10
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources
EPSS
Base Score:
0.62