[NEW] [UNPATCHED] [high] WebKitGTK: Vulnerability allows Code Execution
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in WebKitGTK to cause memory corruption, which may enable code execution or a Denial-of-Service condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Memory corruption in WebKitGTK may enable remote code execution or denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Any deployment running affected versions of WebKitGTK.
- Urgency
- High severity; unpatched vulnerability with demonstrated memory corruption capability warrants prompt remediation.
- Action
- Update WebKitGTK to patched version when available or apply vendor mitigations.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2987
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-783760.28% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 20% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-78376 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for WebKitGTK
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- high[NEW] [high] WebKitGTK: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-25
- medium[NEW] [medium] WebKitGTK: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-25
- highCVE-2026-78376: A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content can cause a use-after-free iss…nvd · 2026-08-24
- high[UPDATE] [high] WebKitGTK: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-24
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-8720: WebKitGTK Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-23
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