vm2 3.10.0 through 3.11.7 Denial of Service via Host Promise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
vm2 is a sandbox library for running untrusted JavaScript in Node.js. In versions >= 3.10.0 and <= 3.11.7, Promises returned from the host realm into the sandbox are not marked as handled at the bridge boundary; only Promises created inside the sandbox are wrapped with a rejection-swallowing handler (lib/setup-sandbox.js), and the bridge only installs host-side rejection sanitizers when sandbox code calls .then/.catch/.finally. As a result, code running in the sandbox can invoke a host function that returns a rejected Promise (for example events.once() exposed via the NodeVM events builtin, or any embedder-provided Promise-returning API) and simply ignore the return value, leaving the host Promise unhandled so that Node.js's default unhandled-rejection behavior terminates the host process. This is an incomplete fix of GHSA-hw58-p9xv-2mjh. The issue is fixed in version 3.11.8.
Why it matters now
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 | 3.10.0 to before 3.11.8 | 3.11.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | vm2 (npm) | 3.10.0 to before 3.11.8 | 3.11.8 | Patch available | GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc |
- vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected 3.10.0 to before 3.11.8 Fixed in 3.11.8 Patch available CNA
- vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected 3.10.0 to before 3.11.8 Fixed in 3.11.8 Patch available GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | patriksimek |
- cpe:2.3:a:vm2_project:vm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·patriksimek
Remediation
- Fix · CNA vm2 (patriksimek) Fixed in 3.11.8
- Fix · GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc vm2 (npm) Fixed in 3.11.8 Advisory →
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2026:91651 Released 2026-10-28 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed 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 CriticalAnsible 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 CriticalAnsible 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 CriticalAnsible 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 CriticalRed 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 CriticalRed 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 3.11.8
6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-62618 vm2 before 3.11.8 Sandbox Escape via NodeVMPriority HIGH 82
- TI-2026-62616 vm2 3.11.0 through 3.11.7 Prototype Pollution via TypedArrayPriority HIGH 79
- TI-2026-62597 vm2 before 3.11.8 Sandbox Escape RCE via AggregateErrorPriority HIGH 76
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-2026:80603 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:80644, RHSA-2026:82151 |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:76788, RHSA-2026:79088 |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:91651 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92954
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgj2-jqjq-q8gg
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc
- 2026-10-06 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc
- 2026-10-06 Weakness changed · GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc
- 2026-10-06 5 new references · GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:76788 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:79088 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80603 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80644 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82151 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:91651 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 · Red Hat
References
More patriksimek vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-92954 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92954 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- GHSA-mgj2-jqjq-q8gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92954 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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