Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vm2 package, versions <3.11.6
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- published18 Aug 2026
- disclosed17 Aug 2026
- creditVladimirEliTokarev
Introduced: 17 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-47686 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade vm2 to version 3.11.6 or higher.
Overview
vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection through the handleException function, which fails to sanitize the .cause property of errors. An attacker can gain access to powerful host objects and execute arbitrary commands on the host system by triggering an error with a crafted .cause property referencing sensitive objects such as process.
Note: This is only exploitable if the embedder exposes a host function that throws an Error with .cause referencing a host object.