vm2 before 3.12.2 Authorization Bypass via Custom Resolver
vm2 before 3.12.2 contains an authorization bypass in the NodeVM external-module resolver. When an embedder configures `require.external` with a custom resolver (and `context: 'host'`), `LegacyResolver.customResolve` in lib/resolver-compat.js records the resolved module directory in `this.externals` as `new RegExp('^' + escapeRegExp(resolvedPath))`, without requiring a path separator or end-of-string boundary. Untrusted guest code can therefore require the allowlisted module (e.g. `foo`) and then require the absolute path of a non-allowlisted sibling whose path merely shares the resolved prefix (e.g. `.../node_modules/foo2/index.js`); the sibling passes `isPathAllowedForModule` and is loaded through `hostRequire`, so its top-level code runs in the host process before the exports are wrapped with `vm.readonly`, resulting in a sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution in the host context.
CVE-2026-100721
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-100721
vm2
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "patriksimek",
"product": "vm2",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "3.12.2",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "3.12.2",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:npm/vm2",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-100721
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Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #3225 · Revision 1
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