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Echo: vm2: security update to 3.12.1

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 474004

Description

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

 - vm2 NodeVM versions before 3.12.1 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability where the DANGEROUS_BUILTINS
 denylist omits child_process despite blocking other host-spawning modules. Attackers can require
 child_process and execute arbitrary commands on the host system when NodeVM is configured with
 builtin:['*'] or explicit child_process allowance. (CVE-2026-93605)

Solution

Update the vm2 library and its related packages to version 3.12.1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-93605

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 474004

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/9/2026

Updated: 10/9/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.3

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-2026-93605

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Threat Score: 9.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-93605