CVE-2026-43999
High
High exploit probability or critical severity with a known exploit.
CVSS base
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
1.0%
60.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-829
Published 2026-05-13 · modified 2026-09-07
Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, NodeVM's builtin allowlist can be bypassed when the module builtin is allowed (including via the '*' wildcard). The module builtin exposes Node's Module._load(), which loads any module by name directly in the host context, completely bypassing vm2's builtin restriction. This allows sandboxed code to load excluded builtins like child_process and achieve remote code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.
Affected
References
- exploit https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-947f-4v7f-x2v8
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50850
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43999
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477196
- exploit https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-947f-4v7f-x2v8
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43999.json