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TI-2026-63067 Aliases CVE-2026-93603GHSA-2mqq-5j76-f3c6

vm2 before 3.12.1 Sandbox Escape RCE via Non-Strict Host Function

Priority HIGH 82CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

vm2 through 3.12.0 (fixed in 3.12.1) does not correctly handle a nullish `this` receiver in the apply trap of its bridge (lib/bridge.js): when sandboxed code calls a host-provided non-strict (sloppy-mode) function without a receiver — e.g. `fn()`, a detached method, `fn.call()`, `fn.apply(undefined)`, `Reflect.apply(fn, undefined, [])`, or `fn.bind()()` — the undefined receiver is passed straight through to the host call, and V8 substitutes the host realm's global object for `this`. vm2 then wraps and returns that object to the sandbox, giving sandboxed script a live proxy of the host global. This allows a complete sandbox escape: untrusted script can reach `process` and execute arbitrary code/commands on the host (for example via `process.getBuiltinModule('child_process').execSync`). Exploitation requires that the embedding application expose at least one non-strict host function to the sandbox; strict-mode and ES module host functions are not affected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00726 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vm2 (patriksimek): 3.12.1Red Hat: 6 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 3.12.13.12.1Patch availableCNA
  • vm2 Vendorpatriksimek Affected before 3.12.1 Fixed in 3.12.1 Patch available CNA

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 3.12.1

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 3.12.1

    4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-63070 vm2 before 3.12.1 Sandbox Escape via Promise Symbol.speciesPriority HIGH 82
    • TI-2026-63068 vm2 3.11.8 Sandbox Escape via crypto.setFipsPriority HIGH 70
    • TI-2026-63069 vm2 NodeVM before 3.12.1 Remote Code Execution via child_processPriority MEDIUM 49
    Show all 4 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. 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-2026-93603
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mqq-5j76-f3c6
  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. 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:91651 · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2026-62623 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
  • TI-2026-62610 vm2 before 3.11.7 Memory Disclosure via Buffer Pool CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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