A flaw was found in WebKitGTK.
CVE-2026-78376 · GHSA-qcc7-6r53-qpph · EUVD-2026-64858 · published 24 Aug 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 8.8 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-78376?
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Who is affected
- Webkit Webkit: 2.21.1 <*
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: patch: 0:2.54.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support: patch: 0:2.54.0-1.el9_6
- The WebKitGTK Team webkitgtk: 2.21.1 <*
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions: patch: 0:2.54.0-1.el9_2
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: patch: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_10
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: patch: 0:2.54.0-1.el9_8
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
Copies a prompt for Claude Code, Cursor or Codex that asks it to check whether you run this product.
- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
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.
Check your whole app
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References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74084
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89821
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89822
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78376
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2521858
- github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/72142
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:91631
Merged from ENISA EUVD. Last updated 29 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON