GHSA-5843-9MH5-HHGW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-17 15:32 – Updated: 2026-10-01 15:38Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-h85j-hv3c-qfgq. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
vm2 versions 3.11.3 through 3.11.6 expose the host process's real https.globalAgent to sandboxed code when a NodeVM is explicitly configured to allow require('https'). The builtin loader wraps host modules in a read-only proxy, but method calls such as Agent.prototype.on() are forwarded to the underlying host object, so sandbox code can register a listener for the agent's 'free' event. When an unrelated host HTTPS request releases a pooled connection, the listener receives the live host request options and the host TLSSocket, allowing sandboxed code to read the host's Authorization header and private destination host/port, attach a data listener to the released socket and read subsequent host response bodies in plaintext, and issue attacker-chosen authenticated requests using the stolen credentials. The issue is fixed in 3.11.7.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "vm2"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.11.3"
},
{
"last_affected": "3.11.6"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-668"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-01T15:38:02Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-17T14:17:59Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "## Duplicate Advisory\n\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of\u00a0GHSA-h85j-hv3c-qfgq. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nvm2 versions 3.11.3 through 3.11.6 expose the host process\u0027s real https.globalAgent to sandboxed code when a NodeVM is explicitly configured to allow require(\u0027https\u0027). The builtin loader wraps host modules in a read-only proxy, but method calls such as Agent.prototype.on() are forwarded to the underlying host object, so sandbox code can register a listener for the agent\u0027s \u0027free\u0027 event. When an unrelated host HTTPS request releases a pooled connection, the listener receives the live host request options and the host TLSSocket, allowing sandboxed code to read the host\u0027s Authorization header and private destination host/port, attach a data listener to the released socket and read subsequent host response bodies in plaintext, and issue attacker-chosen authenticated requests using the stolen credentials. The issue is fixed in 3.11.7.",
"id": "GHSA-5843-9mh5-hhgw",
"modified": "2026-10-01T15:38:02Z",
"published": "2026-09-17T15:32:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-h85j-hv3c-qfgq"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92940"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-3.11.3-through-3.11.6-https-credential-exposure-via-globalagent"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/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",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Duplicate Advisory: vm2 exposes host HTTPS credentials and TLS traffic through globalAgent",
"withdrawn": "2026-10-01T15:38:02Z"
}
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