CVE-2026-120438
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
QuickJS-NG before 0.16.0 contains an integer overflow in js_proxy_get_own_property_names() in quickjs.c that causes a heap buffer overflow on 32-bit hosts. Attackers running JavaScript can return a large array-like object from a Proxy ownKeys trap to wrap the allocation size, causing crashes or potential code execution.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-02 15:17:25.767000
Last modified
2026-11-02 15:17:25.767000
View original CVE JSON
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-02T15:17:25.767",
"lastModified": "2026-11-02T15:17:25.767",
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}
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"source": "[email protected]",
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"url": "https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs/blob/v0.15.1/quickjs.c#L51509",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs/commit/252209d99cf112568160548bdcaa98d95e0d0068",
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