The JavaScript sandbox vm2 for Node.js was actually discontinued. Now an update closes a critical security vulnerability.

Node.js released updates fixing a critical DoS flaw caused by async_hooks stack crashes, tracked as CVE-2025-59466, impacting most production apps.

A critical-severity vulnerability in the vm2 Node.js sandbox library, tracked as CVE-2026-22709, allows escaping the sandbox and executing arbitrary code on the underlying host system.

Dahl stated that while software engineers (SWEs) will continue to have important roles, the direct act of writing syntax line ...

Staying ahead of the curve is no longer a choice. It has become a necessity. As of November 2024, Node.js powers 3.9% of websites globally, according to Web Technology Surveys. That includes giants ...