CVE-2026-83596

A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content can cause memory corruption due to improper memory handling.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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/errata/RHSA-2026:69098
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74084
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89821
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89822
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:91631
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:92216
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:92339
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-83596
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322969
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2526490

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-31 21:17

Updated : 2026-10-29 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-83596

Mitre link : CVE-2026-83596

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-83596

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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