CVE-2026-92946

CRITICAL 10.0

vm2 before 3.11.7 Remote Code Execution via require.external

CVSS Score

10.0

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

vm2 before 3.11.7 contains a remote code execution vulnerability when require.external is enabled without an explicit require.root that excludes node_modules. Sandboxed code can require vm2's own package, instantiate an unrestricted NodeVM instance, and execute arbitrary host OS commands via child_process.

CWE	CWE-913
Vendor	patriksimek
Product	vm2
Published	Sep 17, 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

0 < 3.11.7

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-j3hm-6rg5-mchv vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.11.7-remote-code-execution-via-require-external

Credits

🔍 abisheikM1 🔍 amagesh1 🔍 Den1al