CVE-2026-44009: CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in patriksimek vm2
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.2, This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-44009 affects vm2, a Node.js sandbox library. It involves an exposure of resources to an incorrect security sphere (CWE-668), potentially allowing an attacker to gain unauthorized access or control. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is fixed in vm2 version 3.11.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to fully compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running vm2 versions prior to 3.11.2. This can lead to unauthorized access and control over resources within the sandbox environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in vm2 version 3.11.2. Users and administrators should upgrade to version 3.11.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other specific mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-44009: CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in patriksimek vm2
Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.2, This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.2.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-44009 affects vm2, a Node.js sandbox library. It involves an exposure of resources to an incorrect security sphere (CWE-668), potentially allowing an attacker to gain unauthorized access or control. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is fixed in vm2 version 3.11.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to fully compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running vm2 versions prior to 3.11.2. This can lead to unauthorized access and control over resources within the sandbox environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in vm2 version 3.11.2. Users and administrators should upgrade to version 3.11.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other specific mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-04T21:24:36.505Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44009","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a04ba22cbff5d8610f482d2
Added to database: 05/13/2026, 17:51:30 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 09:21:10 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 98
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