Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability through the inspect function. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| patriksimek | vm2 | < 3.11.0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | vm2 | < 3.11.0 | 3.11.0 | GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1349 vm2: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-v37h-5mfm-c47c
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/8d30d93213c1898b3e035298b89a814970dd1189
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/bdd3d15e57bc4ec5e70365cd79f7cb0256e5f88c
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/fd266d084e0a3322d0f71ba2a8dc4c96cd030228
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0