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CRITICALCVE-2026-44007Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-44007: vm2: nesting: true bypasses require: false, allowing sandbox escape to arbitrary OS command execution

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.1, when a NodeVM is created with nesting: true, sandbox code can unconditionally require('vm2') regardless of the outer VM's require configuration — including require: false. With access to vm2, the sandbox constructs a new inner NodeVM with its own unrestricted require settings and executes arbitrary OS commands on the host. Any application that runs untrusted code inside a NodeVM with nesting: true is fully compromised. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.1.

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CVSS v3.1
9.1
Severity
CRITICAL
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • patriksimek / vm2
    < 3.11.1
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H