SCA: security update for vm2 (GHSA-cfcw-xp6x-25gj)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 446018

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.6, lib/bridge.js and lib/setup-sandbox.js fail
to block stacked indirection through Function.prototype.call around dangerous host prototype getter and
setter mutators, allowing sandbox code to sever a host intrinsic's prototype chain and reach
e.constructor.constructor for arbitrary host command execution. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.6.
(CVE-2026-47698)

Solution

Update the vm2 library and its related packages to version 3.11.6 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 446018

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/17/2026

Updated: 8/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.13

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-47698

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-47698

cwe: CWE-913

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