VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2026-43998

high
Published 2026-05-13 · Modified 2026-05-14
CVSS v3
8.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.5

Description

vm2 has a NodeVM require.root bypass via symlink traversal that allows sandbox escape

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
90%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-cp6g-6699-wx9c

Package impact
EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
npm npmvm2>=3.10.5,<3.11.03.11.0
npm NPMvm2= 3.10.53.11.0

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
vm2_projectvm23.10.5

References

CWEs

CWE-59

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.