doc: add note that vm module is not a security mechanism

the text added in this commit should warn users about wrong idea that vm module can be secure to run unsafe scripts in sandboxes PR-URL: #11557 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Evan Lucas <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]>
nodejs · Apr 19, 2017 · c10a4a2 · c10a4a2
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@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ const vm = require('vm');
 JavaScript code can be compiled and run immediately or compiled, saved, and run
 later.
 
+*Note*: The vm module is not a security mechanism.
+**Do not use it to run untrusted code**.
+
 ## Class: vm.Script
 <!-- YAML
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