Vulnerabilitiesvm2 sandbox leaks host HTTPS tokens via shared Node agent
A GitHub advisory published on 1 October 2026 says code running inside vm2 3.11.6 can read the host application's bearer tokens and decrypted traffic.
1 Oct 2026
vm2 3.11.6 exposes the host process's https.globalAgent when NodeVM is allowed to require https, allowing sandbox code to intercept host HTTPS credentials, TLS traffic, and request options through event listeners on the shared agent object.
Disclosed 1 October 2026 · Record updated 1 October 2026
Sandbox code can read host HTTPS bearer tokens, observe decrypted TLS traffic, learn private service hosts and ports, and send authenticated requests using stolen credentials to host services.
VulnerabilitiesA GitHub advisory published on 1 October 2026 says code running inside vm2 3.11.6 can read the host application's bearer tokens and decrypted traffic.
1 Oct 2026