Access Control Bypass Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.52.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-18017773
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed10 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-43713  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.52.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass in the permissions process. An attacker can access sensitive information by enticing a user to visit a malicious website.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1