{"cve":"CVE-2026-92946","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-17T14:17:59.963","modified":"2026-09-17T20:18:59.483","status":"Deferred","description":"vm2 before 3.11.7 contains a remote code execution vulnerability when require.external is enabled without an explicit require.root that excludes node_modules. Sandboxed code can require vm2's own package, instantiate an unrestricted NodeVM instance, and execute arbitrary host OS commands via child_process.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","score":10.0},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":10.0},"cwes":["CWE-913"],"references":["https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-j3hm-6rg5-mchv","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.11.7-remote-code-execution-via-require-external"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:55:23.253742848+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-92946","score":0.00776,"percentile":0.55809,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-j3hm-6rg5-mchv","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j3hm-6rg5-mchv","summary":"vm2: NodeVM `require.external` without an explicit `require.root` grants unrestricted host filesystem access and full RCE","modified":"2026-10-05T22:45:04.556252300Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"vm2","purl":"pkg:npm/vm2","ranges":["<3.11.7"],"fixed":["3.11.7"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}