VM2
Critical vm2 sandbox bug lets attackers execute code on hosts
A critical vulnerability in the popular Node.js sandboxing library vm2 allows escaping the sandbox and executing arbitrary code on the host system. The security issue is tracked as CVE-2026-26956 and has been confirmed to impact vm2 version 3.10.4, although earlier releases may also be vulnerable. Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been published. In the security […]
Critical sandbox escape flaw found in popular vm2 NodeJS library
A critical-severity vulnerability in the vm2 Node.js sandbox library, tracked as CVE-2026-22709, allows escaping the sandbox and executing arbitrary code on the underlying host system. The open-source vm2 library creates a secure context to allow users to execute untrusted JavaScript code that does not have access to the filesystem. vm2 has historically been seen in SaaS platforms […]
