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CVE-2026-93605: patriksimek vm2 · Protection Mechanism Failure

Affects patriksimek vm2Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 10.0 Critical : upgrade to 3.12.1 as a priority.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
10.0Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 41% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.12.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade patriksimek vm2 to 3.12.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
patriksimekvm2Affected
  • <3.12.1
Fixed in
  • 3.12.1
npmvm2pkg:npm/vm2Other threatsAffected
  • <3.12.1
Fixed in
  • 3.12.1

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in vm2 NodeVM version 3.12.1 and later, which addresses the omission of 'child_process' from the dangerous builtins denylist. Users should upgrade to version 3.12.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Until then, avoid configuring the sandbox with require:{builtin:['*']} or explicitly allowing 'child_process'.

Description

vm2 NodeVM versions before 3.12.1 have a sandbox escape vulnerability due to an incomplete denylist of dangerous built-in modules. The denylist omits 'child_process', allowing sandboxed code configured with require:{builtin:['*']} or explicit 'child_process' allowance to execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This leads to full host remote code execution (RCE) from within the sandbox.

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