Description
An API design flaw in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit allows untrusted web content to unexpectedly perform IP connections, DNS lookups, and HTTP requests. Applications expect to use the
WebPage::send-request signal handler to approve or reject all network requests. However, certain types of HTTP requests bypass this signal handler.
Published: 2026-04-23
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Authorization Bypass
Action: Patch
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History

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description An API design flaw in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit allows untrusted web content to unexpectedly perform IP connections, DNS lookups, and HTTP requests. Applications expect to use the WebPage::send-request signal handler to approve or reject all network requests. However, certain types of HTTP requests bypass this signal handler.
Title Webkitgtk: authorization bypass through webpage::send-request signal handler
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T20:00:24.706Z

Reserved: 2025-11-26T19:02:26.116Z

Link: CVE-2025-66286

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-23T12:48:32.279Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-23T13:16:11.007

Modified: 2026-04-24T14:50:56.203

Link: CVE-2025-66286

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-23T12:15:39Z

Links: CVE-2025-66286 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T20:45:16Z

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