CVE-2026-92941 vm2 - Privilege Escalation & Man-in-the-Middle

vm2 versions > 3.11.3 and < 3.11.7 contain a privilege escalation caused by exposure of the host tls module to NodeVM sandbox code, letting attackers replace process-wide certificate authorities, exploit requires access to allowed tls and url builtins.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.29% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Man In The Middle
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Published
17 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-732

Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 3.11.7 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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