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Install vm2 with npm

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Version 3.11.5 via npm; verified 2026-05-18.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

Portable and language managers

npmverified · 100%
npm install -g vm2

local npm package metadata

overview

Package summary

vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules.

Commands and aliases

  • vm2

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for vm2. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
vm2cliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-10
manager version3.11.5
manager updated2026-05-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keynpm:vm2
Version3.11.5
Package managernpm
Package manager pagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/vm2
Homepagehttps://github.com/patriksimek/vm2#readme
Repositoryhttps://github.com/patriksimek/vm2
Upstream docshttps://github.com/patriksimek/vm2#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/vm2/-/vm2-3.11.5.tgz
Issue trackerhttps://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues
Last updated2026-05-18T15:37:26.138Z
Published2026-05-18T15:37:26.138Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesacorn, acorn-walk
Build dependencieseslint, mocha
Bottlenot recorded
npm postinstallnot defined
Servicenone declared
Keywordssandbox, prison, jail, vm, alcatraz, contextify

registry facts

Source database details

Source Databasenpm registry
Dist Tags
Latest
3.11.5
Version Count77
Maintainers
  • patriksimek
AuthorPatrik Simek
PublisherGitHub Actions
Engines
Node
>=6.0
Integritysha512-RSrkBiwrj6FRU+QdqNs6KG0XdlvJCjpQ4GXiqmMbrhmwfu5k/XIMpAer0L8f6iuf0uJ3a4T1xJN126Q8yf0VIA==
Shasum6dcebf22c7bf77acf80571f26f1040ee626a97d0
Unpacked Size385,628
File Count0
Created At2014-01-14T12:17:34.402Z
Latest Published At2026-05-18T15:37:26.138Z
Modified At2026-05-18T15:37:26.420Z

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • lavamoatBoth packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, code, is, modules, node.
  • sandvaultSecurity-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, run, sandbox, sandboxing, security.
  • bubblewrapSecurity-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, sandbox, sandboxing, security.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment