Use After Free Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.52.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-17391792
  • published21 Jun 2026
  • disclosed2 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-28947  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.52.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via the process of handling maliciously crafted web content. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a process crash by tricking a user into processing or loading malicious web content. This is only exploitable if the system has specific packages installed and is being used via a graphical interface to process untrusted web content, such as through GNOME.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by removing the affected packages that require WebKitGTK4 or WebKitGTK3, though this may impact system functionality, especially if GNOME is in use.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1