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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-44007 EUVD-2026-30077GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx

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

Published May 13, 2026 · Updated Nov 4, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
patriksimek vm2 < 3.11.1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm vm2 < 3.11.1 3.11.1 GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx

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