Improper Certificate Validation Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.20.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.18% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WEBKIT2GTK-18016914
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed4 Jun 2018

Introduced: 4 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-11712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest webkit2gtk to version 2.20.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk package and not the webkit2gtk package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

WebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp in the libsoup network backend of WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ versions 2.20.0 and 2.20.1, failed to perform TLS certificate verification for WebSocket connections.