Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.52.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-17391808
  • published21 Jun 2026
  • disclosed18 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-46299  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.52.0 or higher.

Overview

wpe_webkit is a None

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Initialization of Resource. in the process of handling web content due to improper memory initialization. An attacker can access sensitive internal application states by tricking a user into processing or loading malicious web content. This is only exploitable if the application is used via a graphical interface to process untrusted web content, such as through GNOME, and certain dependent packages are installed and in use.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by not processing or loading untrusted web content with the affected software, or by removing dependent packages that require the vulnerable component, though this may impact system functionality.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1