TI-2026-32047 Aliases CVE-2026-44004 GHSA-6785-pvv7-mvg7

vm2: Host Process OOM DoS via Buffer.alloc (Timeout Bypass)

HIGH 72CWE-770Published 2026-05-13 · Updated 2026-09-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, sandboxed code can call Buffer.alloc() with an arbitrary size to allocate memory directly on the host heap. Because Buffer.alloc is a synchronous C++ native call, vm2's timeout option cannot interrupt it. A single request can exhaust host memory and crash the process with a FATAL ERROR: Reached heap limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00419 36th 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-6785-pvv7-mvg7

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-6785-pvv7-mvg7

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-6785-pvv7-mvg7 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: Important. 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-2026-44004
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6785-pvv7-mvg7
2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-6785-pvv7-mvg7

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44004

Other 2

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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