Critical 9.1Published May 13, 2026

CVE-2026-44007vm2: nesting: true bypasses require: false, allowing sandbox escape to arbitrary OS command execution

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 2:23 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.1, when a NodeVM is created with nesting: true, sandbox code can unconditionally require('vm2') regardless of the outer VM's require configuration — including require: false. With access to vm2, the sandbox constructs a new inner NodeVM with its own unrestricted require settings and executes arbitrary OS commands on the host. Any application that runs untrusted code inside a NodeVM with nesting: true is fully compromised. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.1.

CVSS: 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284, CWE-1100
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Sep 7, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

patriksimek vm2 patriksimek:vm2 (from the name)	before 3.11.1	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 redhat:ansible_portal	from 1785854226 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat Red Hat Developer Hub redhat:rhdh	1	CISA ADP
vm2_project vm2 vm2_project:vm2	before 3.11.1	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-8hg8-63c5-gwmx	x-refsource-confirm, exploit, vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/11	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50850
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44007
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477198
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44007.json

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