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vm2: External module allowlist uses a raw prefix test, so a prefix-sharing sibling package is treated as allowlisted

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

## Summary `isPathAllowedForModule` decides whether a resolved path belongs to an allowlisted external module using a raw string prefix test. `node_modules/foo2` starts with `node_modules/foo`, so a package whose name merely shares a prefix with an allowlisted one is treated as being inside it, and a relative require from the allowlisted package reaches it even with transitive loading disabled. ## Where it is `lib/resolver-compat.js`, lines 122 to 132, quoted from HEAD `7a1f5100b96f48d34e0fe104ab37c0acc5944f92`: ```js isPathAllowedForModule(path, mod) { if (!super.isPathAllowed(path)) return false; if (mod) { if (mod.allowTransitive) return true; if (path.startsWith(mod.path)) { const rem = path.slice(mod.path.length); if (!/(?:^|[\\/])node_modules(?:$|[\\/])/.test(rem)) return true; } } return this.externals.some(regex => regex.test(path)); } ``` With `mod.path` of `.../node_modules/foo` and a resolved path of `.../node_modules/foo2/index.js`, `startsWith` is true and `rem` is `2/index.js`, which contains no `node_modules` segment, so the function returns true. The `node_modules` test in `rem` is what stops a genuine transitive dependency from slipping through. It does not stop a sibling, because a sibling's remainder never contains that segment. ## Impact Code running in `NodeVM` under an external module allowlist with `transitive: false` can reach a package that was not allowlisted, provided an allowlisted package performs a relative require to a prefix-sharing sibling. Tw

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GHSA-7q3f-wx44-378m

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Source reference: osv:GHSA-7q3f-wx44-378m

vm2

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Fixed versions
3.11.7

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  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "SEMVER",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "3.11.7"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "vm2",
      "purl": "pkg:npm/vm2",
      "ecosystem": "npm"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-7q3f-wx44-378m/GHSA-7q3f-wx44-378m.json",
      "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 3.11.6"
    }
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-92945

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