CVE-2025-66286

Webkitgtk: authorization bypass through webpage::send-request signal handler

Published Apr 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
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
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 4:36 PM
Reserved
Nov 26, 2025, 7:02 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Apr 23, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 5:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 23, 2026, 12:15 PM