Critical
vm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Promise Species
Type: advisorySources: OSV
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.4, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.4.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-47208
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 13:14 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
vm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Promise Species
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 12 Jun 2026, 14:16 UTC
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.4, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.4.
osv:CVE-2026-47208
Complete source record
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