CVE-2026-92960 vm2 before 3.11.6 Process-wide State Exposure via os and dns
Attackers can read host process identity and hijack DNS resolution by exploiting insufficient sandbox restrictions on os and dns modules.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-92960?
CVE-2026-92960 is a critical vulnerability in patriksimek vm2, published on 17 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vm2 before 3.11.6 fails to restrict access to os and dns builtins under the builtin: ['*'] configuration, allowing sandbox code to read host process identity and network topology. Attackers can invoke dns.setServers() to hijack the host process DNS resolver globally, redirecting all subsequent host DNS queries through an attacker-controlled resolver.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92960?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including vm2.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
vm2 npm | All versions | 3.11.6 |
vm2 npm | All versions | 3.11.6 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-92960?
Upgrade vm2 to 3.11.6 or later.
Is CVE-2026-92960 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-92960 exists.
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-EQ29985, ECHO-a343-4f0a-64e7, GHSA-m5w8-4gq2-6f8x, GHSA-qj2x-7x9q-qgm7, MINI-hw8w-gfqc-mvp2, ROOT-APP-NPM-GHSA-m5w8-4gq2-6f8x.