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CVE-2026-43997

CRITICAL 10.0

vm2: Sandbox Escape

CVSS Score
10.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, it is possible to obtain the host Object. There are various ways to use the host Object, to escape the sandbox, one example would be using HostObject.getOwnPropertySymbols to obtain Symbol(nodejs.util.inspect.custom). This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.

CWE CWE-94
Vendor patriksimek
Product vm2
Published May 13, 2026
Last Updated May 13, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

patriksimek / vm2
< 3.11.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-47x8-96vw-5wg6