CVE-2026-44006 | vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.… | CVSS 10.0 CRITICAL

Description

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, It is possible to reach BaseHandler.getPrototypeOf, which can be used to get arbitrary prototypes. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-44006
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 2026-05-04 21:24 UTC
Published: 2026-05-13 17:31 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-15 00:55 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-94
CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Inject…
Vendor / Product: patriksimek / vm2
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

10.0 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

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

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Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
patriksimek	vm2	—	< 3.11.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-94	cna	CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-914	adp	Improper Control of Dynamically-Identified Variables

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
10.0	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)

https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-qcp4-v2jj-fjx8 https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-qcp4-v2jj-fjx8