CVSS 10.0CVSS 10.0 · CRITICAL

CVE-2026-44006

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.

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Analysis

A critical sandbox escape has been found in vm2, a popular Node.js library for executing untrusted code. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass the sandbox isolation and gain access to the host environment, potentially leading to remote code execution. Users should update to version 3.11.0 immediately.

Severity

Score: 10.0(CRITICAL)

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

AV: NETWORK

AC: LOW

PR: NONE

UI: NONE

S: CHANGED

C: HIGH

I: HIGH

A: HIGH

Weakness (CWE): CWE-94

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0005 (0.0%)

Percentile: 14.9%

EPSS: 2026-05-14

Affects

vm2_project:vm2

Technical description

Published: 5/13/2026, 6:16:17 PM

Last modified: 5/14/2026, 3:19:08 PM

References

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Actively exploited

KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) is CISA's catalog of CVEs confirmed as actively exploited in the real world. If a CVE is on KEV, someone is already using it in attacks.

CVSS 10.0

CVSS 10.0 — máxima severidad teórica. Explotable de forma remota, sin privilegios, con impacto total. Aún no confirmada como explotada en el mundo real, pero parchea ya.

AI-recommended

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Categorías de impacto que evalúa la IA

widely_deployed_infra — kernel Linux, OpenSSL, glibc, k8s, Docker, nginx, OpenSSH.

popular_dev_tooling — Node.js, Python, Go, React, Next.js, librerías comunes de npm/pip.

common_consumer_software — Chrome, Firefox, Windows, macOS, apps móviles populares.

enterprise_saas — GitHub, GitLab, Atlassian, Salesforce, Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti.

niche_software — CMS regionales, herramientas de hobby, librerías de poco uso.

not_relevant — firmware específico de proveedor, software descontinuado.

EPSS — EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) by FIRST.org estimates the probability that a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days. Range is 0 to 1; very fresh CVEs typically score low until evidence accumulates.