Use After Free Affecting v8/v8 package, versions [,14.8.94)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-V8V8-16438287
  • published7 May 2026
  • disclosed6 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 May 2026

CVE-2026-7940  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade v8/v8 to version 14.8.94 or higher.

Overview

v8/v8 is a None

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free. in the V8 process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by convincing a user to install a malicious Chrome extension that exploits memory management errors.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1