Vulnerability in vm2 (CVE-2026-47135)
Summary
Vulnerability in vm2 (CVE-2026-47135). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Exploitable via Symbol.for. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.11.4 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-47135 has been found in vm2.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like Symbol.for over the network to misuse the product.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.7/10.
What to do: upgrade vm2 to 3.11.4 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "vm2 CVE-2026-47135" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-47135 (vm2) — CWE-693 / CVSS v3 8.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: Symbol.for / set / defineProperty / deleteProperty
Patched: 3.11.4 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-693) exists in vm2. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via Symbol.for without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of vm2. Attack surface: Symbol.for / set / defineProperty / deleteProperty.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.7/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 3.11.4.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'vm2' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'vm2' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
vm2を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade vm2 to 3.11.4ステージング環境で 3.11.4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com