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CVE-2026-26956

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Description

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In version 3.10.4, vm2 is vulnerable to full sandbox escape with arbitrary code execution. Attacker code inside VM.run() obtains host process object and runs host commands with zero host cooperation. This issue has been patched in version 3.10.5.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-04 17:16:22.553000
Last modified
2026-10-26 19:10:00.163000
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