CVE-2026-92962
vm2 before 3.11.4 Defense Invariant Violation via setup-sandbox.js
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.1 Low
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 17, 2026
Description
vm2 is a sandbox for running untrusted JavaScript. In vm2 versions up to and including 3.11.3, the defaultSandboxPrepareStackTrace function in lib/setup-sandbox.js builds its output array using prototype-walking index assignment (lines[lines.length] = value) rather than a prototype-bypassing define-property primitive. Because this bridge-internal array is allocated in the sandbox realm, code inside the sandbox can install an accessor on Array.prototype for the relevant index; the accessor is then invoked whenever the sandbox reads error.stack (or otherwise triggers Error.prepareStackTrace), allowing sandbox code to observe and intercept each stack-trace line written by the bridge. The same pattern is used in the error-handling (catch) branch. The values written are formatted strings only, so the practical impact is limited to an information side channel and a violation of vm2's bridge-container defense invariant rather than a sandbox escape; the vendor rates the issue Low. The issue is fixed in vm2 3.11.4, which installs each entry as an own data property via Reflect.defineProperty.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.1 Low | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vm2patriksimek |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q3fm-4wcw-g57x)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: vm2 before 3.11.4 Defense Invariant Violation via setup-sandbox.jsthird-party-advisory
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