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TI-2026-62621 Aliases CVE-2026-92958GHSA-6rh5-qq4q-97xh

vm2 before 3.11.7 Denylist Bypass via fs/promises

Priority HIGH 70CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-284.

Summary

vm2 through 3.11.6 contains a builtin-module denylist bypass in NodeVM. When the embedder uses the builtin wildcard together with negative entries (e.g. require: { builtin: ['*', '-fs', '-child_process'] }), negative entries are matched by exact module name in lib/builtin.js, so -fs removes only the builtin named fs and does not remove builtin subpaths such as fs/promises. Sandboxed code can therefore call require('fs/promises') or require('node:fs/promises') and reach the promise-based filesystem API despite fs being denied; node: prefix handling is likewise inconsistent (a -node:fs/promises entry does not block require('fs/promises')). Host file creation and writing were confirmed via fsp.writeFile(), and other fs/promises operations (cp, mkdir, rename, rm, rmdir, truncate, read operations, etc.) are also reachable. This issue is fixed in vm2 3.11.7.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00384 32nd 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
Partial

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 3.11.73.11.7Patch availableCNA
—vm2 (npm)before 3.11.73.11.7Patch availableGHSA-6rh5-qq4q-97xh
  • vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected before 3.11.7 Fixed in 3.11.7 Patch available CNA
  • vm2 (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.11.7 Fixed in 3.11.7 Patch available GHSA-6rh5-qq4q-97xh

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-6rh5-qq4q-97xh 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-2026:79088 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
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • 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
  • RHSA-2026:72722 Released 2026-09-28 · 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-2026:72712 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    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

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-2026:72712
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2Fixed RHSA-2026:72722, 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-2026-92958
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rh5-qq4q-97xh
  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 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82151 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:91651 · Red Hat
  10. 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
See all 80 →

Sources

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