CVE•Published 2026-05-13•Modified 2026-05-14•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-43997Vm2_project · Vm2
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
10.0
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
—
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, it is possible to obtain the host Object. There are various ways to use the host Object, to escape the sandbox, one example would be using HostObject.getOwnPropertySymbols to obtain Symbol(nodejs.util.inspect.custom). This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-13
Modified 2026-05-14
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-43997Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Vm2 Project Vm2"All exposed Vm2 Project Vm2 instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Vm2"HTTP body or banner mentions "Vm2" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-43997Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-43997Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-43997Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-43997GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-43997" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.