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CVE-2026-44001 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 8.6

Last Updated: May 14, 2026

vm2 - Denial of Service

Published: May 13, 2026Updated: May 14, 2026PoC AvailableRemote Exploitable

Overview

vm2 < 3.11.0 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability caused by unhandled Promise rejection propagation from sandboxed code to the host Node.js process, letting attackers crash the host process, exploit requires executing sandboxed code.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 8.6

Impact

Attackers can crash the host Node.js process, causing denial of service.

Mitigation

Update to version 3.11.0 or later.

References

https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-hw58-p9xv-2mjh

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-44001
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.6
Type: sandbox_escape
Status: confirmed

CWE

CWE-248

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H