diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d85ada..b583a63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "ast-types": "^0.13.2",
     "escodegen": "^1.8.1",
-    "esprima": "^4.0.0"
+    "esprima": "^4.0.0",
+    "vm2": "^3.9.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/escodegen": "^0.0.6",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 162399a..b8d40d5 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { isRegExp } from 'util';
 import { generate } from 'escodegen';
 import { parseScript } from 'esprima';
 import { visit, namedTypes as n, builders as b } from 'ast-types';
-import { Context, RunningScriptOptions, runInNewContext } from 'vm';
+import { Context, RunningScriptOptions } from 'vm';
+import { VM } from 'vm2';
 
 /**
  * Compiles sync JavaScript code into JavaScript with async Functions.
@@ -136,11 +137,8 @@ namespace degenerator {
 		options: CompileOptions = {}
 	): (...args: A) => Promise<R> {
 		const compiled = degenerator(code, names);
-		const fn = runInNewContext(
-			`${compiled};${returnName}`,
-			options.sandbox,
-			options
-		);
+		const vm = new VM(options);
+		const fn = vm.run(`${compiled};${returnName}`);
 		if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
 			throw new Error(
 				`Expected a "function" to be returned for \`${returnName}\`, but got "${typeof fn}"`
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index fefee6f..2fb9b87 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -159,5 +159,19 @@ describe('degenerator()', () => {
 				assert.equal(val, 'foo');
 			});
 		});
+		it('should prevent privilege escalation of untrusted code', async() => {
+			let err;
+			try {
+				const fn = compile<typeof process>(
+					`const f = this.constructor.constructor('return process');`,
+					'f',
+					[],
+				);
+				await fn();
+			} catch(_err) {
+				err = _err;
+			}
+			assert.equal(err.message,'process is not defined')
+		});
 	});
 });