Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting v8/v8 package, versions [,15.1.26)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-V8V8-18505115
  • published1 Aug 2026
  • disclosed30 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-17952  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade v8/v8 to version 15.1.26 or higher.

Overview

v8/v8 is a None

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection. in the V8 process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment by convincing a user to install a specially crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1