CVE-2026-26956vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js.
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vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In version 3.10.4, vm2 is vulnerable to full sandbox escape with arbitrary code execution. Attacker code inside VM.run() obtains host process object and runs host commands with zero host cooperation. This issue has been patched in version 3.10.5.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-693, CWE-653
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
vm2_project vm2 vm2_project:vm2 | before 3.10.5 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.10.5release-notes
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ffh4-j6h5-pg66exploit, vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26956
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466548
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26956.json
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