CVE-2022-42826

webkitgtk: use-after-free issue leading to arbitrary code execution

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 2, 2023

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This issue exists due to a use-after-free error when processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKit. This may allow an attacker to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, causing an application to halt, crash, or perform 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-416 · Use After Free