Use After Free Affecting wpewebkit package, versions <2.42.1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.04% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WPEWEBKIT-18017226
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed10 Jan 2024

Introduced: 10 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-40414  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest wpewebkit to version 2.42.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Base Scores

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