Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
GHSA-98xx-8mx4-x7cm affects the npm package vm2 in versions 3.11.3 up to but not including 3.11.7, with 3.11.7 listed as the fix. The source says that a NodeVM configured with the tls and url builtins can call the host tls function that replaces the default certificate authorities trusted by later host-side TLS clients. An attacker who can submit code to such a sandbox could make host HTTPS clients trust an attacker-controlled CA, which could enable credential theft or response tampering when they can also influence the destination or network path. Upgrade to vm2 3.11.7 or later.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | Critical | 4.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L | CNA (VulnCheck) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0029, the 21st percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 13:34 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 13:34 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-98xx-8mx4-x7cm
- OSV: GHSA-98xx-8mx4-x7cm
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-98xx-8mx4-x7cm
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92941
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/aa146a77f859325e079f3bfbfe6d8309af483daa
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2
- github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/v3.11.7
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-3.11.3-before-3.11.7-tls-trust-store-manipulation