Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.6, the bufferAllocLimit enforcement in lib/setup-sandbox.js does not cover Buffer.concat(list, totalLength) or Buffer.from(arrayLike) with an attacker-controlled length, allowing sandbox code to perform large synchronous host external-memory allocations that bypass the configured cap and can exhaust the host process. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.6.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gmc2-2x9w-cgh9 vm2's bufferAllocLimit cap bypassed by Buffer.concat and Buffer.from arrayLike
History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.6, the bufferAllocLimit enforcement in lib/setup-sandbox.js does not cover Buffer.concat(list, totalLength) or Buffer.from(arrayLike) with an attacker-controlled length, allowing sandbox code to perform large synchronous host external-memory allocations that bypass the configured cap and can exhaust the host process. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.6.
Title vm2: bufferAllocLimit cap bypassed by Buffer.concat and Buffer.from arrayLike
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T20:55:32.019Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T21:18:20.402Z

Link: CVE-2026-47683

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T21:16:45.363

Modified: 2026-08-17T21:16:45.363

Link: CVE-2026-47683

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