Use After Free Affecting v8/v8 package, versions [,9.6.155)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published26 Feb 2026
- disclosed24 Feb 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 24 Feb 2026
CVE-2021-37977 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade v8/v8 to version 9.6.155 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via the Garbage Collection process. An attacker can achieve heap corruption or potentially execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page.