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Critical · 9.9 CVE-2026-92957 EUVD-2026-81606GHSA-28q4-xrqh-9479GHSA-8686-vhfx-7r3j

vm2 before 3.11.7 NodeVM Builtin Deny-List Bypass via node: Prefix

Published Sep 17, 2026 · Updated Sep 26, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

vm2 through 3.11.6 does not normalize `node:`-prefixed builtin specifiers when evaluating user-supplied negative (deny) entries in a NodeVM wildcard require policy. Although NodeVM strips the `node:` prefix during require() resolution, negative wildcard entries are matched by exact string comparison against the canonical builtin names, so a policy such as `new NodeVM({ require: { builtin: ['*', '-node:child_process'] } })` fails to deny the canonical `child_process` module. Sandboxed code can therefore obtain the host `child_process` builtin via `require('child_process')` or `require('node:child_process')`, gaining references to process-spawning APIs such as execSync and spawn, which is equivalent to host command-execution capability for untrusted sandbox code. Fixed in vm2 3.11.7.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
patriksimek vm2 < 3.11.7 3.11.7

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm vm2 < 3.11.7 3.11.7 GHSA-8686-vhfx-7r3j

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