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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-43998

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js.

Published May 13, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 7, 2026 · vm2 project

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-43998. EPSS is 0.85%. Act only if a listed version of vm2 project is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.85%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe vm2 project/vm2

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In 3.10.5, NodeVM's require.root path restriction can be bypassed using filesystem symlinks, allowing sandboxed code to load modules from outside the allowed root directory in host context. Because path validation uses path.resolve() (which does not dereference symlinks) but module loading uses Node's native require() (which does), an attacker can load arbitrary host-realm modules and achieve remote code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe vm2 project/vm23.10.5

How to fix CVE-2026-43998

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-43998. EPSS is 0.85%. Act only if a listed version of vm2 project is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with vm2 project/vm2 3.10.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-59: Link Following. EPSS 0.85%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In 3.10.5, NodeVM's require.root path restriction can be bypassed using filesystem symlinks, allowing sandboxed code to load modules from outside the allowed root directory in host context. Because path validation uses path.resolve() (which does not dereference symlinks) but module loading uses Node's native require() (which does), an attacker can load

  2. Sep 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In 3.10.5, NodeVM's require.root path restriction can be bypassed using filesystem symlinks, allowing sandboxed code to load modules from outside the allowed root directory in host context. Because path validation uses path.resolve() (which does not dereference symlinks) but module loading uses Node's native require() (which does), an attacker can load

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43998

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-43998

    30-day exploitation probability 0.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43998

    vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. In 3.10.5, NodeVM's require.root path restriction can be bypassed using filesystem symlinks, allowing sandboxed code to load modules from outside the allowed root directory in host context. Because path validation uses path.resolve()

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.