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 CVE-2026-44009 affects vm2, a Node.js sandbox library, where resources may be exposed to an incorrect security context (CWE-668). This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access or perform unauthorized actions within the sandbox environment. The vulnerability is present in all versions prior to 3.11.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue is resolved in version 3.11.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of the sandboxed environment, allowing attackers to access or manipulate resources beyond intended boundaries, severely impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system using vm2 versions before 3.11.2.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to vm2 version 3.11.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the fix in 3.11.2, applying this update is the recommended remediation.
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.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-44009 affects vm2, a Node.js sandbox library, where resources may be exposed to an incorrect security context (CWE-668). This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access or perform unauthorized actions within the sandbox environment. The vulnerability is present in all versions prior to 3.11.2 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue is resolved in version 3.11.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of the sandboxed environment, allowing attackers to access or manipulate resources beyond intended boundaries, severely impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system using vm2 versions before 3.11.2.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to vm2 version 3.11.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the fix in 3.11.2, applying this update is the recommended remediation.
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
Threat ID: 6a04ba22cbff5d8610f482d2
Added to database: 5/13/2026, 5:51:30 PM
Last enriched: 5/13/2026, 6:06:45 PM
Last updated: 5/14/2026, 6:48:17 AM
Views: 14
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