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TI-2026-32050 Aliases CVE-2026-44007GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx

vm2: nesting: true bypasses require: false, allowing sandbox escape to arbitrary OS command execution

Priority HIGH 74CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.1, 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01005 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed vm2 (patriksimek): 3.11.1vm2 (npm): 3.11.1Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
patriksimekvm2before 3.11.13.11.1Patch availableCNA
—vm2 (npm)before 3.11.13.11.1Patch availableGHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx
  • vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected before 3.11.1 Fixed in 3.11.1 Patch available CNA
  • vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.11.1 Fixed in 3.11.1 Patch available GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 3.11.1Vulnerablepatriksimek
  • cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.11.1 Vulnerable ·patriksimek

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vm2 (patriksimek) Fixed in 3.11.1
  • Fix · GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx vm2 (npm) Fixed in 3.11.1 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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1Fixed RHSA-2026:50850
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44007
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  4. 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-11-04 7 new references · CNA
  6. 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx
  7. 2026-11-04 5 new references · GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 7

  • 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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