---
title: "CVE-2026-92941: vm2 - Privilege Escalation & Man-in-the-Middle"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92941/
---

# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92941)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92941](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92941)
- [https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-98xx-8mx4-x7cm](https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-98xx-8mx4-x7cm)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-3.11.3-before-3.11.7-tls-trust-store-manipulation](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-3.11.3-before-3.11.7-tls-trust-store-manipulation)

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