CVE-2022-26700

webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 17, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in webkitgtk. The vulnerability occurs due to improper input validation, leading to memory corruption. This flaw allows an attacker with network access to pass specially crafted web content files, causing an application to halt, crash, or arbitrary code execution.

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-1173 · Improper Use of Validation Framework