CRITICAL 9.2 NVD
CVE-2026-92954
vm2 is a sandbox library for running untrusted JavaScript in Node.js. In versions >= 3.10.0 and <= 3.11.7, Promises returned from the host realm into the sandbo
vm2 is a sandbox library for running untrusted JavaScript in Node.js. In versions >= 3.10.0 and <= 3.11.7, Promises returned from the host realm into the sandbox are not marked as handled at the bridge boundary; only Promises created inside the sandbox are wrapped with a rejection-swallowing handler (lib/setup-sandbox.js), and the bridge only installs host-side rejection sanitizers when sandbox code calls .then/.catch/.finally. As a result, code running in the sandbox can invoke a host function that returns a rejected Promise (for example events.once() exposed via the NodeVM events builtin, or any embedder-provided Promise-returning API) and simply ignore the return value, leaving the host Promise unhandled so that Node.js's default unhandled-rejection behavior terminates the host process. This is an incomplete fix of GHSA-hw58-p9xv-2mjh. The issue is fixed in version 3.11.8.
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-gjq8-xm47-88rc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-3.10.0-through-3.11.5-denial-of-service-via-host-
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.2 was published on 2026-09-17 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-09-17 · -1 days ago
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