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CVE-2026-43998— vm2: NodeVM require.root bypass via symlink traversal allows sandbox escape

CVSS 8.5 · High EPSS 0.25% · P49

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
patriksimekvm23.10.5affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-43998

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
vm2: NodeVM require.root bypass via symlink traversal allows sandbox escape
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In 3.10.5, NodeVM's require.root path restriction can be bypassed using filesystem symlinks, allowing sandboxed code to load modules from outside the allowed root directory in host context. Because path validation uses path.resolve() (which does not dereference symlinks) but module loading uses Node's native require() (which does), an attacker can load arbitrary host-realm modules and achieve remote code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
在文件访问前对链接解析不恰当(链接跟随)
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
vm2 后置链接漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
vm2是捷克Patrik Simek个人开发者的一个 Node.js 的高级虚拟机/沙盒。以使用列入白名单的 Node 内置模块运行不受信任的代码。 vm2 3.10.5版本存在后置链接漏洞，该漏洞源于NodeVM的require.root路径限制可通过文件系统符号链接绕过，允许沙箱代码加载允许根目录之外的模块，可能导致远程代码执行。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

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patriksimekvm2 3.10.5 -

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Same Patch Batch · patriksimek · 2026-05-13 · 14 CVEs total

CVE-2026-4399710.0 CRITICALvm2: Sandbox Escape
CVE-2026-4400510.0 CRITICALvm2: Sandbox escape
CVE-2026-4400610.0 CRITICALvm2: Sandbox Escape
CVE-2026-439999.9 CRITICALvm2: NodeVM builtin allowlist bypass via `module` builtin's `Module._load` allows sandbox
CVE-2026-454119.8 CRITICALvm2: Sandbox Breakout Using Async Generator
CVE-2026-440099.8 CRITICALvm2: Sandbox Breakout Through Null Proto Exception
CVE-2026-440089.8 CRITICALvm2: Snabox breakout via `neutralizeArraySpeciesBatch`
CVE-2026-440079.1 CRITICALvm2: nesting: true bypasses require: false, allowing sandbox escape to arbitrary OS comman
CVE-2026-440018.6 HIGHvm2: Sandbox Escape via Promise Constructor Unhandled Rejection (Process Crash DoS)
CVE-2026-440047.5 HIGHvm2: Host Process OOM DoS via Buffer.alloc (Timeout Bypass)
CVE-2026-440006.5 MEDIUMvm2: sandbox boundary bypass via host Promise resolution preserving host object identity
CVE-2026-440025.8 MEDIUMvm2: Host File Path Disclosure via Stack Trace Information Leak
CVE-2026-440035.3 MEDIUMvm2: Transformer Fast-Path Bypass Exposes Internal State Variable

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: vm2
Same vendor: patriksimek
Same weakness: CWE-59

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