CVE-2026-92946 PUBLISHED

vm2 before 3.11.7 Remote Code Execution via require.external

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 17.09.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

vm2 before 3.11.7 contains a remote code execution vulnerability when require.external is enabled without an explicit require.root that excludes node_modules. Sandboxed code can require vm2's own package, instantiate an unrestricted NodeVM instance, and execute arbitrary host OS commands via child_process.

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 10

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	High
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	High
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 10

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	patriksimek
Product	vm2
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 3.11.7 (excl.) Version 3.11.7 is unaffected

CVE-2026-92946 PUBLISHED

vm2 before 3.11.7 Remote Code Execution via require.external

Metrics

Product Status

Credits

References

Problem Types