Research1 in 10 popular npm releases needed a hotfix

vm2@3.11.1

Skip this version — install 3.12.2 instead.

Followed by 3.11.2 within 48 h — likely a hotfix.

Why this verdict

  • Followed by 3.11.2 within 48 h — likely a hotfix.Evidence
  • 42 known advisories (worst: critical), fixed in 3.12.2.Evidence

Confidence 100% · algorithm v1 · computed 2026-11-04. How verdicts work

Supply chain and security

Malware reports
None known (OSV)
Known advisories
42 known
License
MIT
Install scripts
None
Build provenance
Signed provenance
Weekly downloads
285
  • GHSA-248r-7h7q-cr24vm2 Has a Sandbox Breakout Using Async Generator
  • GHSA-27g9-p43v-cw3vvm2 sandbox escape on Node.js 26 through a stale PromiseThenLookupChain protector
  • GHSA-2cm2-m3w5-gp2fvm2 has access to `VM2_INTERNAL_STATE_DO_NOT_USE_OR_PROGRAM_WILL_FAIL`
  • GHSA-2v2p-6j97-cjg9vm2: Host Promise rejection from an exposed constructor can terminate the vm2 host process
  • GHSA-3vgf-8m4q-q4qrvm2: Default VM can mutate host TypedArray and ArrayBuffer intrinsics after the host-prototype pollution fix
  • GHSA-489w-w794-jq94vm2: NodeVM zlib Buffers expose pooled host memory across the VM boundary
  • GHSA-5h3f-q97h-ccvcvm2: NodeVM custom resolution bypasses external path boundaries
  • GHSA-633r-hq9m-c4ffvm2: vm.freeze()/vm.readonly() bypass via accessor descriptor
  • GHSA-6j2x-vhqr-qr7qvm2 sandbox escape via JSPI-backed Promise `.finally()` species bypass
  • GHSA-6rh5-qq4q-97xhvm2: NodeVM builtin denylist bypass via fs/promises despite -fs, allowing host filesystem writes

Compatibility

No compatibility boundary is crossed: this is a patch or minor release on a stable major.

Check the official release notes below for behaviour changes before merging.

Release notes

Read the package page on npm for this version’s features and fixes.

Deprecations and deadlines

The maintainer has not deprecated this version on npm.