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TI-2026-62618 Aliases CVE-2026-92955GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85GHSA-gg6f-mhqm-f7gp

vm2 before 3.11.8 Sandbox Escape via NodeVM

Priority HIGH 82CWE-913Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

vm2 before 3.11.8 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability in NodeVM that allows attackers to access the host __proto__ getter/setter through console._stdout and console._stderr. Attackers can overwrite EventEmitter.prototype.emit and trigger process events to execute code with process context, bypassing code generation restrictions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00712 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vm2 (patriksimek): 3.11.8vm2 (npm): 3.11.8Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
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 3.11.83.11.8Patch availableCNA
—vm2 (npm)before 3.11.83.11.8Patch availableGHSA-88hf-g992-jg85
  • vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected before 3.11.8 Fixed in 3.11.8 Patch available CNA
  • vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.11.8 Fixed in 3.11.8 Patch available GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85

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 3.11.8
  • Fix · GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85 vm2 (npm) Fixed in 3.11.8 Advisory →

Red Hat 5 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-2026:86675 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    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
  • 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
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • 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 3.11.8

    6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-62617 vm2 3.10.0 through 3.11.7 Denial of Service via Host PromisePriority HIGH 79
    • 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
    Show all 6 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2Fixed RHSA-2026:82151, RHSA-2026:86675
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-2026-92955
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg6f-mhqm-f7gp
  3. 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85
  4. 2026-10-06 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85
  5. 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85
  6. 2026-10-06 Weakness changed · GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85
  7. 2026-10-06 7 new references · GHSA-88hf-g992-jg85
  8. 2026-10-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:76788 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-07 Fix available: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 · Red Hat
  10. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:79088 · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 · Red Hat
  13. 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82151 · Red Hat
  14. 2026-10-21 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86675 · Red Hat
  15. 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  16. 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:91651 · Red Hat
  17. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • 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-2026-62610 vm2 before 3.11.7 Memory Disclosure via Buffer Pool CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
See all 80 →

Sources

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