What is GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9?

GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9 cover?

GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-79097. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9?

GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9HighCVSS 8.8

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-79097 →

📋 Description

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79097
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/525689847
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g538-2vjj-8jx9