CVE-2023-32409

webkitgtk: remote attacker may be able to break out of the Web Content sandbox

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 22, 2023

Updated · January 13, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the WebGPU, part of the Webkit project. This flaw allows a remote attacker to break out of the Web Content sandbox.

Statement

Red Hat is not aware of any exploitation of this flaw in Linux platforms at this time.

This issue does not affect WebkitGTK as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8 and 9, because it does not use the GPU process affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure