CVE-2026-92957
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-28q4-xrqh-9479 ↗EUVD-2026-81606 ↗
description
vm2 NodeVM is affected when a wildcard builtin policy uses node:-prefixed negative entries, such as a rule intended to deny child_process. Sandboxed code may then access the host child_process module and its process-spawning interfaces. Exploitation requires an application to run untrusted code with the affected NodeVM configuration.
mitigation
Upgrade vm2 to version 3.11.7 or later. Until upgraded, use canonical builtin names in deny rules, such as -child_process rather than -node:child_process.
fixed in 3.11.7
outcome
Mechanism verified: the exploit fired on the vulnerable build and stayed silent on the patched one, but the server it ran against was ours, so no check ships for it.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-09-17 13:46Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-09-17 13:46Zpublic poc, published 2026-10-01 15:36Z
- 2026-09-17 13:46Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-92957
this entry in the feed
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published 2026-10-01 16:18Z
last change 2026-10-21 13:12Z
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