๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-92950

HIGH 8.6

vm2 before 3.11.7 Sandbox Escape via CLI require

CVSS Score
8.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-453
Vendor patriksimek
Product vm2
Published Sep 17, 2026
Last Updated Sep 17, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

patriksimek / vm2
0 < 3.11.7

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-jxxv-8r27-vm4p vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.11.7-sandbox-escape-via-cli-require

Credits

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