CVE-2026-93606 vm2 - Sandbox Escape

vm2 (npm) <= 3.12.0 contains a sandbox escape caused by improper host Promise rejection sanitization in VM and NodeVM, letting sandboxed code execute arbitrary code on the host, exploit requires exposed host API returning host-realm Promise.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
EPSS
0.71% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Sandbox Escape
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
18 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-693

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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