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Fencer Vulns
high 8.7

CVE-2026-47135 json

vm2: Sandbox escape via unblocked cross-realm Symbol.for keys + missing bridge write-trap symbol checks

published 2026-05-29 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-36442 , GHSA-m5q2-4fm3-vfqp

cvss
8.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.4, Symbol.for override in setup-sandbox.js only intercepts 2 of 9 dangerous Node.js cross-realm symbols. Combined with the bridge's set/defineProperty/deleteProperty traps having no isDangerousCrossRealmSymbol key check, sandbox code can obtain real cross-realm symbols, write them to host objects, and control host-side behavior — verified with a full util.promisify hijack chain. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.4.

Patch / fix

  • npm vm2 3.11.4
  • vm2_project vm2 3.11.4

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-47135 updated cvss 8.7

vm2: vm2: Sandbox escape allows arbitrary code execution on the host system

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1 ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal 1785854226
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:50850
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 1782761244
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:33574
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 1783448184
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:36754
  • Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 rhdh/rhdh-rhel9-operator 1782767215, rhdh/rhdh-operator-bundle 1782772967 Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 rhdh/rhdh-rhel9-operator 1783447707, rhdh/rhdh-operator-bundle 1783453583, rhdh/rhdh-must-gather-rhel9 1783447888, rhdh/rhdh-rag-content-rhel9 1783446803
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm vm2
<3.11.4
3.11.4

Affected products

  • patriksimek vm2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.