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CVE-2022-22620

webkitgtk: maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution due to use after free

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 17, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. The vulnerability occurs when processing HTML content in WebKit. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trick the victim into opening a specially crafted web page, triggering a use-after-free error and leading to the execution of arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free