CVE-2026-92939
vm2 3.11.3 through 3.11.6 Native Code Execution via crypto.setEngine
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.4 Critical
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 17, 2026
Description
vm2 3.11.3 through 3.11.6 exposes the host Node.js crypto module to a NodeVM sandbox when the crypto builtin is allowed. The module is presented via a recursive read-only proxy, but its callable exports still execute with host-process authority. Sandboxed JavaScript can therefore call crypto.setEngine() with a filesystem path to an attacker-supplied native library (for example, one bundled in an untrusted plugin package already written to disk); OpenSSL asks the operating-system dynamic loader to load the file, and the library's constructor executes native code in the host process before engine-symbol validation rejects it. Exploitation requires only the crypto builtin and does not require fs, process, module, child_process, worker_threads, vm, or inspector access, resulting in a sandbox escape and arbitrary native code execution. Fixed in 3.11.7.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.4 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 9.9 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-114 Process Control
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-46pr-c5wc-xffx)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: vm2 3.11.3 through 3.11.6 Native Code Execution via crypto.setEnginethird-party-advisory
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