Answer in brief
CVE-2026-120440 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in QuickJS-NG before 0.16.0 Memory Leak via Atomics.store. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps quickjs-ng/QuickJS-NG (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps quickjs-ng/QuickJS-NG (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| quickjs-ng/QuickJS-NGgeneric | >=0 <0.16.0 | 0.16.0 |
Published upstream
Nov 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 2, 2026
QuickJS-NG before 0.16.0 contains a memory leak vulnerability in js_atomics_store() in quickjs.c that fails to free the converted value when returning a RangeError. Attackers running JavaScript can repeatedly call Atomics.store with a valueOf that detaches or shrinks the buffer to exhaust heap memory and cause denial of service.
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