8.9
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-100722
vm2 before 3.12.2 Host Process Termination via Construct Trap
Description

vm2 before 3.12.2 does not apply host-side Promise rejection handling in the sandbox-to-host construct trap. In BaseHandler, the apply trap calls markHostPromiseHandled() on the returned value, but the adjacent construct path returns the result of Reflect.construct without the same sanitization. If an embedder exposes a constructable host function whose constructor returns a native rejected Promise, an untrusted script executed via VM.run can invoke it with `new` and ignore the result; the rejected host Promise crosses the bridge unhandled and, under Node's strict unhandled-rejection policy, is promoted to an uncaught exception that terminates the host process.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2026, 2:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 27, 2026, 2:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update vm2 to version 3.12.2 or later to fix unhandled promise rejections.
  • Update the vm2 dependency to version 3.12.2 or later.
  • Ensure host functions handle promise rejections properly.
  • Review and apply strict unhandled-rejection policies.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-100722.

URL Resource
https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-2v2p-6j97-cjg9
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.12.2-host-process-termination-via-construct-trap
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description vm2 before 3.12.2 does not apply host-side Promise rejection handling in the sandbox-to-host construct trap. In BaseHandler, the apply trap calls markHostPromiseHandled() on the returned value, but the adjacent construct path returns the result of Reflect.construct without the same sanitization. If an embedder exposes a constructable host function whose constructor returns a native rejected Promise, an untrusted script executed via VM.run can invoke it with `new` and ignore the result; the rejected host Promise crosses the bridge unhandled and, under Node's strict unhandled-rejection policy, is promoted to an uncaught exception that terminates the host process.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-248
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/100xxx/CVE-2026-100722.json">CVE-2026-100722</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-2v2p-6j97-cjg9
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.12.2-host-process-termination-via-construct-trap
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