CVE-2026-44004
⚠️ highSummary
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, sandboxed code can call Buffer.alloc() with an arbitrary size to allocate memory directly on the host heap. Because Buffer.alloc is a synchronous C++ native call, vm2's timeout option cannot interrupt it. A single request can exhaust host memory and crash the process with a FATAL ERROR: Reached heap limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.
CVSS Score
7.5
High
EPSS Score
0.4
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-13
First Seen: 2026-05-17
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 67.8% of all 365,890 vulnerabilities in our database.
#117,965
Above average severity
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 13, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
Poc
Proof-of-concept available
⚙️ Automatable
YES
Can be exploited automatically
💥 Technical Impact
Partial
Limited system impact
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-08-06
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H