Duplicate Advisory: NodeVM `require.external` without an explicit `require.root` grants unrestricted host filesystem access and full RCE
## Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-j3hm-6rg5-mchv. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ## Original Description vm2 before 3.11.7 contains a remote code execution vulnerability when require.external is enabled without an explicit require.root that excludes node_modules. Sandboxed code can require vm2's own package, instantiate an unrestricted NodeVM instance, and execute arbitrary host OS commands via child_process.
GHSA-29x6-9qh5-83gg
Primary source · Revision 1 · Withdrawn
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Security context
Source reference: osv:GHSA-29x6-9qh5-83gg
vm2
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "SEMVER",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "3.11.6"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "vm2",
"purl": "pkg:npm/vm2",
"ecosystem": "npm"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-29x6-9qh5-83gg/GHSA-29x6-9qh5-83gg.json"
}
}
]Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /database_specific/severity
- Event
- #85827 · Revision 1
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