GHSA-wqg3-r97q-73xm: Duplicate Advisory: NodeVM builtin allowlist bypass via node:test.run() execArgv allows sandbox escape
This advisory was withdrawn on Oct 1, 2026. The publisher no longer considers it a valid vulnerability.
Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description vm2 versions = 3.9.6 and therefore executes arbitrary JavaScript in an unrestricted host Node process outside the NodeVM sandbox. Fixed in vm2 3.11.7.
Published Sep 17, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026
Affected packages
vm2
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- >= 3.9.6, <= 3.11.6
- Fixed in
- No patched version yet
- Check
npm ls vm2
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-qhwx-74w5-xhxq. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
vm2 versions >= 3.9.6 and <= 3.11.6 are affected by a NodeVM builtin allowlist bypass that permits a sandbox escape on Node.js 24 and newer when the embedder explicitly allows the node:test builtin (e.g. require: { builtin: ['node:test'] }). On Node.js 24+, module.builtinModules exposes the scheme-only key node:test, which is not covered by vm2's family-based DANGEROUS_BUILTINS protection, so it is stored in the generic host-passthrough loader. Because requireImpl() in lib/setup-node-sandbox.js strips a single 'node:' prefix before the builtin lookup, sandbox code calling require('node:node:test') resolves to the stored node:test key and receives a readonly proxy to the host module. Calls to node:test.run() are forwarded to the host implementation, which spawns a separate Node process for process-isolated test execution and passes through attacker-controlled execArgv values; supplying --eval= therefore executes arbitrary JavaScript in an unrestricted host Node process outside the NodeVM sandbox. Fixed in vm2 3.11.7.
References
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