Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting v8/v8 package, versions [,14.9.196)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-V8V8-17098965
  • published30 May 2026
  • disclosed29 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 May 2026

CVE-2026-9938  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade v8/v8 to version 14.9.196 or higher.

Overview

v8/v8 is a None

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection. via the V8 process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1