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CVE-2026-44007: vm2 NodeVM `nesting: true` bypasses `require: false` allowing sandbox escape and arbitrary OS command execution

May 7, 2026

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx
  • github.com/patriksimek/vm2
  • github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.1
  • github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44007

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.11.1

Fixed versions

  • 3.11.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.11.1 or above.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

Source file

npm/vm2/CVE-2026-44007.yml

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