GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-fcqc-726x-5wfc vm2: Sandboxed code can read and write host-realm memory via Node's shared Buffer pool
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-92947
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- vm2
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200, CWE-653, CWE-668
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-05
Affected packages
• npm vm2: < 3.11.7 → fixed in 3.11.7
Description
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 (for example, Buffer.allocUnsafe(), Buffer.from(array), Buffer.from(string), and Buffer.concat()) 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 `[email protected]` 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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-92947 vm2 before 3.11.7 exposes Node's shared Buffer pool to sandboxed code, allowing disclosure of host memory used by Buffer.from,… vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-fcqc-726x-5wfc web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92947 advisory
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4f2508abeb252aa86eb6761c78b3b000248fb089 web
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2 package
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.7 web
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.11.7-memory-disclosure-via-buffer-pool web