Critical remote code execution in vm2, a widely used Node.js sandbox library
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Summary
GitLab's Threat Research Group found a critical vm2 sandbox escape (CVSS 10.0) reachable with require.external enabled per the library's README; v3.11.7 blocks it, but config hardening is still urged.
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--- id: 7468 title: "Critical remote code execution in vm2, a widely used Node.js sandbox library" source_domain: about.gitlab.com source_url: "https://about.gitlab.com/blog/critical-remote-code-execution-in-vm2/" published_at: "2026-09-02T00:00:00Z" tags: ["rce", "gitlab", "sandbox-escape", "vulnerability", "nodejs", "vm2"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7468" lang: en --- # Critical remote code execution in vm2, a widely used Node.js sandbox library ## Summary GitLab's Threat Research Group found a critical vm2 sandbox escape (CVSS 10.0) reachable with require.external enabled per the library's README; v3.11.7 blocks it, but config hardening is still urged. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** about.gitlab.com - **Published:** 2026-09-02T00:00:00Z - **Original:** https://about.gitlab.com/blog/critical-remote-code-execution-in-vm2/ - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7468