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TI-2026-62611 Aliases CVE-2026-92948GHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq

vm2 3.9.6 through 3.11.5 Sandbox Escape via node:test

Priority HIGH 76CWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

vm2 versions >= 3.9.6 and <= 3.11.6 are affected by a NodeVM builtin allowlist bypass that permits a sandbox escape on Node.js 24 and newer when the embedder explicitly allows the node:test builtin (e.g. require: { builtin: ['node:test'] }). On Node.js 24+, module.builtinModules exposes the scheme-only key node:test, which is not covered by vm2's family-based DANGEROUS_BUILTINS protection, so it is stored in the generic host-passthrough loader. Because requireImpl() in lib/setup-node-sandbox.js strips a single 'node:' prefix before the builtin lookup, sandbox code calling require('node:node:test') resolves to the stored node:test key and receives a readonly proxy to the host module. Calls to node:test.run() are forwarded to the host implementation, which spawns a separate Node process for process-isolated test execution and passes through attacker-controlled execArgv values; supplying --eval=<JavaScript> therefore executes arbitrary JavaScript in an unrestricted host Node process outside the NodeVM sandbox. Fixed in vm2 3.11.7.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00654 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vm2 (patriksimek): 3.11.7vm2 (npm): 3.11.7Red Hat: 6 advisories

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
patriksimekvm23.9.6 to before 3.11.73.11.7Patch availableCNA
—vm2 (npm)3.9.6 to before 3.11.73.11.7Patch availableGHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq
  • vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected 3.9.6 to before 3.11.7 Fixed in 3.11.7 Patch available CNA
  • vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected 3.9.6 to before 3.11.7 Fixed in 3.11.7 Patch available GHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——patriksimek
  • cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·patriksimek

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vm2 (patriksimek) Fixed in 3.11.7
  • Fix · GHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq vm2 (npm) Fixed in 3.11.7 Advisory →

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:91651 Released 2026-10-28 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9.10 release.
    • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-rhel9-operator
  • RHSA-2026:82151 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Ansible automation portal Red Hat Enterprise Linux Images
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/bootc-automation-portal-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:80644 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Ansible plug-ins for Red Hat Developer Hub Product Release Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:80603 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Ansible plug-ins for Red Hat Developer Hub Product Release Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal
  • RHSA-2026:79088 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10.5 release.
    • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-rhel9-operator
  • RHSA-2026:76788 Released 2026-10-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10.5 Plugin Catalog GA plugins release.
    • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-lightspeed, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-lightspeed-backend, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator +4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    patriksimek vm2 3.11.7

    20 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 13 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-62610 vm2 before 3.11.7 Memory Disclosure via Buffer PoolPriority HIGH 82
    • TI-2026-62604 vm2 3.11.3 before 3.11.7 TLS Trust Store ManipulationPriority HIGH 82
    • TI-2026-62600 vm2 3.11.6 Remote Code Execution via Promise call/applyPriority HIGH 82
    Show all 20 records →

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-2026:80603
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2Fixed RHSA-2026:80644, RHSA-2026:82151
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10Fixed RHSA-2026:76788, RHSA-2026:79088
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9Fixed RHSA-2026:91651
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92948
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq
  3. 2026-10-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:76788 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-07 Fix available: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:79088 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80603 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80644 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 · Red Hat
  10. 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82151 · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  12. 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:91651 · Red Hat
  13. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

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-2026-63070 vm2 before 3.12.1 Sandbox Escape via Promise Symbol.species CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-63067 vm2 before 3.12.1 Sandbox Escape RCE via Non-Strict Host Function CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-62623 vm2 before 3.11.6 Process-wide State Exposure via os and dns CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-62618 vm2 before 3.11.8 Sandbox Escape via NodeVM CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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