TI-2026-32046 Aliases CVE-2026-44003 GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7

vm2: Transformer Fast-Path Bypass Exposes Internal State Variable

HIGH 65CWE-693Published 2026-05-13 · Updated 2026-05-13

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, vm2's code transformer has a performance optimization that skips AST analysis when the code does not contain catch, import, or async keywords. This fast-path bypass allows sandboxed code to directly access the internal VM2_INTERNAL_STATE_DO_NOT_USE_OR_PROGRAM_WILL_FAIL variable, which exposes internal security functions (handleException, wrapWith, import). This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00248 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed vm2 (patriksimek): 3.11.0vm2 (npm): 3.11.0Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
patriksimek	vm2	before 3.11.0	3.11.0	Patch available	CNA
—	vm2 (npm)	before 3.11.0	3.11.0	Patch available	GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7

vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected before 3.11.0 Fixed in 3.11.0 Patch available CNA
vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.11.0 Fixed in 3.11.0 Patch available GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2::::::node.js::*	before 3.11.0	Vulnerable	patriksimek

cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.11.0 Vulnerable ·patriksimek

Remediation

Fix · CNA vm2 (patriksimek) Fixed in 3.11.0
Fix · GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7 vm2 (npm) Fixed in 3.11.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2026:50850 Released 2026-08-05 · Red Hat rating Important
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 security update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1	Fixed	RHSA-2026:50850

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Developer Hub 1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44003
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7
2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-11-05 1 new reference · GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-wp5r-2gw5-m7q7

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44003

Other 3

TI-2023-14382 Sandbox Escape in vm2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2023-13478 vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2026-33200 vm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Async Generator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-32052 vm2: Sandbox Breakout Through Null Proto Exception CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-32051 vm2 has sandbox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch` CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-32049 vm2: Sandbox Escape CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0

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Sources

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