CVE-2026-93605 — vm2 NodeVM before 3.12.1 Remote Code Execution via child_process

Affected: patriksimek vm2

vm2 NodeVM versions before 3.12.1 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability where the DANGEROUS_BUILTINS denylist omits child_process despite blocking other host-spawning modules. Attackers can require child_process and execute arbitrary commands on the host system when NodeVM is configured with builtin:['*'] or explicit child_process allowance.

GHSA-pq68-rvw4-xp4r — vm2 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability

Affected: npm: vm2

This fork hardens `NodeVM` with a `DANGEROUS_BUILTINS` denylist that blocks host‑code‑reaching core modules **even when the sandbox requests `builtin:['*']` or names them explicitly** — the list contains `module`, `worker_threads`, `cluster`, `vm`, `repl`, `inspector`, `process`, `trace_events`, `wasi`, `diagnostics_channel`, `async_hooks`, `perf_hooks`, `v8`, `os`, `dns`, and `test`. It **omits `child_process`** — the single most direct command‑execution primitive. As a result, a sandbox running under `require:{builtin:['*']}` (or the fork's own documented `['*','-http','-net',…]` subtract pattern) can `require('child_process').execSync(...)` and execute arbitrary commands on the host. The omission is internally inconsistent: `cluster` is denied with the explicit rationale "`cluster.fork()` spawns a host child process running attacker‑controlled code," yet `child_process` — which spawns host processes more directly — is not.

### Details `lib/builtin.js`: - `DANGEROUS_BUILTINS` (lines **83‑179**) — the Set of denied builtins. `child_process` does not appear anywhere in it. - `isDangerousBuiltin(key)` (lines **185‑195**) — strips `node…

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CVE-2026-93605 — vm2 NodeVM before 3.12.1 Remote Code Execution via child_process

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