CVE-2026-93606
Published:September 18, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
vm2 (npm) versions 3.12.0 and earlier contain a sandbox escape in "VM" and "NodeVM". When an embedder exposes a host API that returns a host-realm Promise, the bridge's rejection sanitizer (hostPromiseSanitizeReject / makeSanitizedPromiseCallback / normalizeHostPromiseCallbacks in lib/bridge.js) only wraps "then"/"catch" rejection slots that hold a function, and the sandbox-side "Symbol.species"/".then" neutralization is installed only on the sandbox intrinsic "Promise.prototype", so it never applies to a host Promise. Code running inside the sandbox can overwrite "p.constructor[Symbol.species]" on the host Promise and then call "p.then()" with no "onRejected" handler; V8 substitutes its internal Thrower, which re-throws the raw host rejection value into a resolve/reject closure captured by the attacker. This delivers an unsanitized, fully functional bridge proxy of the host object to sandboxed code, bypassing handleException and hostPromiseSanitizeReject. If the rejection value is host-pivotable (for example a host "process" object), this results in arbitrary code execution on the host. Fixed in 3.12.1.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.11.7 <v3.12.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.12.1vm2 (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=3.9.6 <3.12.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.12.1Related Resources (3)
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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)
Protection Mechanism Failure
EPSS
Base Score:
0.52