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vm2: WASM Sandbox Escape (Node 25 only)

Type: advisorySources: OSV

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In version 3.10.4, vm2 is vulnerable to full sandbox escape with arbitrary code execution. Attacker code inside VM.run() obtains host process object and runs host commands with zero host cooperation. This issue has been patched in version 3.10.5.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-26956
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 05:58 UTC · Revision 1

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vm2: WASM Sandbox Escape (Node 25 only)

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 May 2026, 16:37 UTC

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In version 3.10.4, vm2 is vulnerable to full sandbox escape with arbitrary code execution. Attacker code inside VM.run() obtains host process object and runs host commands with zero host cooperation. This issue has been patched in version 3.10.5.

osv:CVE-2026-26956
Complete source record
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  "id": "56dfd78c365633568560af38e1a37fc16ec037d1cd94b25fc5e459151e2620d3",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26956",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "vm2: WASM Sandbox Escape (Node 25 only)",
    "summary": "vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In version 3.10.4, vm2 is vulnerable to full sandbox escape with arbitrary code execution. Attacker code inside VM.run() obtains host process object and runs host commands with zero host cooperation. This issue has been patched in version 3.10.5.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-26956",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
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        "GHSA-ffh4-j6h5-pg66"
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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        }
      ],
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              "type": "GIT",
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                }
              ],
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                        "introduced": "= 3.10.4"
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                      }
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                    "strategy": "StandaloneSingleVersion"
                  },
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                    "range": [
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v3.10.4"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:43.191799785Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.10.5",
        "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26956.json",
        "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26956",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26956.json",
        "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ffh4-j6h5-pg66",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26956",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466548"
      ],
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      }
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 510900,
  "published_at": "2026-05-04T16:37:31.538+00:00"
}