vm2: Sandboxed code can read and write host-realm memory via Node's shared Buffer pool
### Summary Sandboxed code is able to disclose host memory used by small allocations by `Buffer.from`, `Buffer.concat`. ### Details vm2 exposes `Buffer` object to sandboxed code by default. Small [`Buffer` allocations](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferallocunsafesize) (for example, [Buffer.allocUnsafe()](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferallocunsafesize), [Buffer.from(array)](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromarray), [Buffer.from(string)](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromstring-encoding), and [Buffer.concat()](https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferconcatlist-totallength)) use the same Buffer pool, which is shared with the sandbox. This allows sandboxed code to disclose host memory used by the functions listed above. ### PoC Tested against `vm2@3.11.5` in the node REPL. ```javascript Buffer.from('host-memory-should-not-leak-to-sandbox') new (require('vm2').VM)().run(`Buffer.from(Buffer.from([0]).buffer, 0, Buffer.from([0]).buffer.byteLength).toString('ascii')`) ``` ### Impact Since sandbox acquires an ArrayBuffer that is used by the host, it can disclose sensitive data going through functions mentioned above and even write to these buffers, which can lead to sensitive data exposure and potentially denial-of-service.
GHSA-fcqc-726x-5wfc
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:GHSA-fcqc-726x-5wfc
vm2
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.11.7
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/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"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-fcqc-726x-5wfc/GHSA-fcqc-726x-5wfc.json",
"last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 3.11.6"
}
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-92947
Source reference:
/aliases
Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /database_specific/severity
- Event
- #85826 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date