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CVE-2026-92944.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSCRITICAL / 0No severity score in this snapshot.
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSGitHub reviewed advisoryModified Oct 01, 2026

Disclosure summary

## Reporter - Name or handle: `[YMsora]` - Report date: 2026-08-14 ## Summary The latest published vm2 release, **3.11.5**, and the current `main` branch are vulnerable to a sandbox escape when used on Node.js 26. An ordinary fulfilled Promise created by an async function can retain an attacker-controlled `constructor[Symbol.species]` across `Promise.prototype.finally()`. vm2 installs wrappers on the intrinsic `Promise.prototype.then` and `catch` methods. On Node.js 26 / V8 14.6, V8's `SetPrototypeProperties` path updates these existing data properties without invalidating the `PromiseThenLookupChain` protector. `Promise.prototype.finally()` subsequently trusts the stale protector and uses an internal `InvokeThen` fast path that calls the original native `then`, bypassing vm2's wrapper and its `resetPromiseSpecies(this)` hardening. The attacker-controlled species constructor therefore supplies the resolve and reject functions used by a native Promise reaction. A calibrated stack overflow at that native reaction boundary yields a raw host-realm `RangeError` to the attacker-controlled reject function. Its constructor chain reaches the host `Function` constructor and consequently the

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GitHub Reviewed Security Advisories · GHSA-27g9-p43v-cw3v

Open original source · Updated Oct 01, 2026

vm2 sandbox escape on Node.js 26 through a stale PromiseThenLookupChain protector

Source severity: CRITICAL / 0

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFirst patched
npmvm2>= 3.10.2,3.11.7

Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-10-01T11:28:07-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-01T11:28:08-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:02-04:00