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CVE-2026-47683: vm2's bufferAllocLimit cap bypassed by Buffer.concat and Buffer.from arrayLike

August 17, 2026

vm2 bufferAllocLimit cap bypassed by Buffer.concat and Buffer.from arrayLike

The bufferAllocLimit option introduced in 3.11.0 (GHSA-6785-pvv7-mvg7) caps host-side Buffer allocations driven by sandbox code, the way embedders opt into timeout. The cap wraps Buffer.alloc, Buffer.allocUnsafe, Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow, and the deprecated Buffer(N) / new Buffer(N) forms. Two other API paths reach the same host C++ allocator with an attacker-controlled size and are not capped: Buffer.concat(list, totalLength) and Buffer.from(arrayLike) with a fake length. Sandbox code can use either to allocate an arbitrary number of host external bytes in a single call, defeating the explicit DoS mitigation the embedder configured.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gmc2-2x9w-cgh9
  • github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.11.6
  • github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-gmc2-2x9w-cgh9
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47683

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.11.6

Fixed versions

  • 3.11.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.11.6 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

npm/vm2/CVE-2026-47683.yml

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