CVE-2026-93604 vm2 - Privilege Escalation

vm2 <= 3.12.0 contains a privilege escalation caused by exposing crypto.setFips() to untrusted guest code in NodeVM when 'crypto' builtin is allowlisted, letting guest code change host process FIPS mode, exploit requires embedding with 'crypto' builtin allowlisted.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Published
18 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-284

Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 3.12.1 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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