What is CVE-2026-47686?

CVE-2026-47686 is vm2: Missing Error.cause Sanitization Enables VM2 Sandbox Escape to RCE. The supplied enrichment data classifies it as Remote Code Exec mapped to CWE-693 CWE-693.

Which versions are affected?

Affected product and version evidence is listed in the product table above. Current public advisories should be checked for exact version scope before patch targeting is finalized.

Is there active exploitation?

Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-47686. If exploitation is not confirmed from current sources, teams should document that status and continue monitoring KEV, vendor, and telemetry updates.

No. CVE-2026-47686 is not listed in CISA KEV in the supplied enrichment data. KEV status should be monitored because it can change after initial disclosure or after exploitation becomes publicly confirmed.

Is there a public exploit?

A public PoC is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-47686. Public exploit or PoC availability should raise triage priority, especially for exposed or business-critical systems.

How can defenders detect it?

Start with web/proxy/WAF logs, application logs, network IDS/IPS, EDR process telemetry, host service logs where available. Look for vulnerability-class behavior, product errors, suspicious authentication events, exploit probes, and abnormal process activity based only on evidence that applies to the affected product.

How should teams prioritize it?

Prioritize CVE-2026-47686 using CVSS 9.9, EPSS 0%, KEV status, public PoC status, and asset exposure. Internet-facing, privileged, or business-critical deployments should be handled first.

Are workarounds available?

Workarounds are not confirmed from current sources. Fixed-version evidence is listed in the mitigation section above.

Which threat actors are linked publicly?

No public threat actor linkage is confirmed from current sources. Do not attribute exploitation to a threat actor unless the source evidence explicitly supports that linkage.

What should be done in the next 24 hours?

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations. Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class. Open remediation tickets with affected assets, owners, evidence status, and detection coverage so decisions are traceable.

criticalRemote Code Exec

CVE-2026-47686

CVE-2026-47686 — vm2: Missing Error.cause Sanitization Enables VM2 Sandbox Escape to RCE

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.6, handleException() in lib/setup-sandbox.js sanitizes SuppressedError.error, SuppressedError.suppressed, and AggregateError.errors but does not sanitize Error.cause, allowing sandbox code to obtain a powerful host object such as process from an embedder-exposed host function that throws an error with that object as its cause and then execute arbitrary host commands. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.6.

Published Aug 17, 2026Updated Aug 17, 2026Sources: NVD, patriksimek (CNA), GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory, SOCRadar CTI

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Unreported

no source claims exploitation

EPSS

ahead of 0% of scored CVEs

Affects

patriksimek

2 products listed

CVSS base

9.9

critical

Remediation

The vendor's own words where we have them.

Upgrade vm2 to 3.11.6 or later (npm advisory GHSA-m283-3h24-438v).

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
patriksimek	vm2	< 3.11.6	Vulnerable
npm	vm2	<= 3.11.5	Vulnerable

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Availability

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Scope

Changed

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req

Low

User Interaction

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Source
9.9	CVSS 3.1	critical	3.1	6	GitHub (CNA), patriksimek (CNA), GHSA

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What this weakness leads to

MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.

MITRE

CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure

Bypass Protection Mechanism::

Weakness & attack patterns

CWE-693

Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.

CAPEC-480 · Escaping VirtualizationCAPEC-237 · Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Signed Code in Another LanguageCAPEC-22 · Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-20 · Encryption Brute ForcingCAPEC-36 · Using Unpublished InterfacesCAPEC-17 · Using Malicious FilesCAPEC-127 · Directory IndexingCAPEC-1 · Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLsCAPEC-107 · Cross Site TracingCAPEC-74 · Manipulating StateCAPEC-477 · Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned ContentCAPEC-65 · Sniff Application Code

T1574.010Hijack Execution Flow: ServicesFile Permissions Weakness
T1083File and Directory Discovery
T1574.005Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.

Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /sandbox, /setup-sandbox.js.
Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable vm2.

web/proxy/WAF logsapplication logsnetwork IDS/IPSEDR process telemetryhost service logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.

2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 9.9 (AV:N)
Aug 17, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Aug 17, 2026 · NVD
Added · GHSA-m283-3h24-438v published (critical)
Aug 17, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisory

References

4 on the record

github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/7e3faaf550f4ab975bf4cdde183fcec49b056d8e
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.11.6
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-m283-3h24-438v
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m283-3h24-438v
Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Elsewhere on this site

patriksimekevery CVE for this vendor
npmevery CVE for this vendor
Remote Code Execsame class
CWE-693other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record1

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-47686 is vm2: Missing Error.cause Sanitization Enables VM2 Sandbox Escape to RCE, a critical vulnerability affecting vm2 from patriksimek, npm. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-47686. Public exploit evidence is: A public PoC is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-47686. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 9.9 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.