---
id: GHSA-hc6q-4vvg-jf79
title: >-
  Duplicate Advisory: vm2 CLI provides no sandbox isolation - host-realm
  require() is reachable from sandboxed scripts
summary: >-
  Duplicate Advisory: vm2 CLI provides no sandbox isolation - host-realm
  require() is reachable from sandboxed scripts
severity: critical
cvss: 8.6
cwe:
  - CWE-453
vendor: vm2
product: vm2
ecosystem: npm
affected:
  - vm2 <= 3.11.6
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T15:39:30Z'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc6q-4vvg-jf79'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-jxxv-8r27-vm4p'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92950'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.11.7-sandbox-escape-via-cli-require
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc6q-4vvg-jf79'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - npm
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T15:48:17.822Z'
---

## Overview

## Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jxxv-8r27-vm4p. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

## Original Description
vm2 before 3.11.7 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability in the CLI tool that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the host Node.js process. Attackers can supply a malicious script file to the vm2 CLI that uses require(__filename) to re-execute itself in the host realm, bypassing sandbox isolation and accessing host modules like fs and child_process.

## Affected packages

- `vm2 <= 3.11.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.