Description
A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content can cause memory corruption due to improper memory handling.
Published: 2026-08-31
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not process or load untrusted web content with WebKitGTK. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the following packages require WebKitGTK4: evolution-data-server, glade, gnome-boxes, gnome-initial-setup, gnome-online-accounts, gnome-shell, shotwell, sushi and yelp. This vulnerability can only be exploited when these packages are installed in the system and being used via a graphical interface to process untrusted web content, via GNOME for example. In gnome-shell, the vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker from the local network without user interaction. To mitigate this vulnerability, consider removing these packages. Note that some of these packages are required by GNOME, removing them will also remove GNOME and other packages, breaking functionality. However, the server can still be used via the terminal interface. Additionally, WebKitGTK3 is not required by any package. Therefore, it can be removed without consequences or break of functionality.

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History

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content can cause memory corruption due to improper memory handling.
Title Webkitgtk: validate the full featurelist array once in opentypeverticaldata findfeature
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-120
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T20:46:24.116Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T20:32:52.926Z

Link: CVE-2026-83596

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-31T21:17:55.190

Modified: 2026-08-31T21:17:55.190

Link: CVE-2026-83596

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-83596 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-31T23:45:06Z

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