CVE-2025-66286
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.7
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-23 13:16:11.007000
Last modified
2026-11-05 17:17:19.050000
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"id": "CVE-2025-66286",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-23T13:16:11.007",
"lastModified": "2026-11-05T17:17:19.050",
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"value": "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\nWebPage::send-request signal handler to approve or reject all network requests. However, certain types of HTTP requests bypass this signal handler."
},
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"value": "Un fallo de diseño de la API en WebKitGTK y WPE WebKit permite que contenido web no confiable realice inesperadamente conexiones IP, búsquedas DNS y solicitudes HTTP. Las aplicaciones esperan usar el gestor de señales WebPage::send-request para aprobar o rechazar todas las solicitudes de red. Sin embargo, ciertos tipos de solicitudes HTTP eluden este gestor de señales."
}
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"affected": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"baseScore": 4.7,
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"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "CHANGED",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-66286",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259787",
"source": "[email protected]"
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{
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2424652",
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}