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CVE

CVE-2026-92948

vm2 3.9.6 through 3.11.5 Sandbox Escape via node:test
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CVE

CVE-2026-92948

vm2 3.9.6 through 3.11.5 Sandbox Escape via node:test

vm2 versions >= 3.9.6 and <= 3.11.6 are affected by a NodeVM builtin allowlist bypass that permits a sandbox escape on Node.js 24 and newer when the embedder explicitly allows the node:test builtin (e.g. require: { builtin: ['node:test'] }). On Node.js 24+, module.builtinModules exposes the scheme-only key node:test, which is not covered by vm2's family-based DANGEROUS_BUILTINS protection, so it is stored in the generic host-passthrough loader. Because requireImpl() in lib/setup-node-sandbox.js strips a single 'node:' prefix before the builtin lookup, sandbox code calling require('node:node:test') resolves to the stored node:test key and receives a readonly proxy to the host module. Calls to node:test.run() are forwarded to the host implementation, which spawns a separate Node process for process-isolated test execution and passes through attacker-controlled execArgv values; supplying --eval=<JavaScript> therefore executes arbitrary JavaScript in an unrestricted host Node process outside the NodeVM sandbox. Fixed in vm2 3.11.7.

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
9.4
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4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
C
H
U
0
-
C
H
U
-

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References

https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92948.json, https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92948, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-3.9.6-through-3.11.5-sandbox-escape-via-node-test

Severity

0

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Base CVSS
0
EPSS Probability
0.00654%
EPSS Percentile
0.50156%
Introduced Version
532120d5cdec7da8225fc6242e154ebabc63fe4d
Fix Available
0c5b63a228c0af88d4a0d364ab0b90df278d710e

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