CVE-2026-78376

A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content can cause a use-after-free issue due to improper memory handling and result in memory corruption.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78376
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2521858
https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/72142

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-24 14:17

Updated : 2026-08-28 21:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-78376

Mitre link : CVE-2026-78376

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-78376

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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