What is CVE-2026-92946?

CVE-2026-92946 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Patriksimek Vm2, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-92946?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Patriksimek Vm2

CVE-2026-92946

vm2 before 3.11.7 contains a remote code execution vulnerability when require.external is enabled without an explicit require.root that excludes node_modules. Sandboxed code can require vm2's own package, instantiate an unrestricted NodeVM instance, and execute arbitrary host OS commands via child_process.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Patriksimek Vm2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-913 — Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-92946?: CVE-2026-92946 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Patriksimek Vm2, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-92946?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.