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CVE-2026-92950 (GCVE-0-2026-92950)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-17 13:46 – Updated: 2026-09-17 14:24
VLAI
Title
vm2 before 3.11.7 Sandbox Escape via CLI require
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 14:24 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-453 - Insecure Default Variable Initialization
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
patriksimek vm2 Affected: 0 , < 3.11.7 (semver)
Unaffected: 3.11.7 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-08-24 00:00
Credits
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