CVE-2026-43998

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In 3.10.5, NodeVM's require.root path restriction can be bypassed using filesystem symlinks, allowing sandboxed code to load modules from outside the allowed root directory in host context. Because path validation uses path.resolve() (which does not dereference symlinks) but module loading uses Node's native require() (which does), an attacker can load arbitrary host-realm modules and achieve remote code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.

CVSS 3.1

8.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 53% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-59

Published

2026-05-13

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• vm2_project:vm2

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-cp6g-6699-wx9c
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50850
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43998
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477206
• https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-cp6g-6699-wx9c

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