CVE-2026-44006 (GCVE-0-2026-44006)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 17:31 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:08
VLAI
Title
vm2: Sandbox Escape
Summary
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.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-914 - Improper Control of Dynamically-Identified Variables
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