CVE-2023-28198

HIGH 8.8CVE-2023-28198 · Published 14/08/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-28198 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting webkitgtk (webkitgtk), wpe webkit (wpewebkit).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.93%, higher than 60.5% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.40.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
webkitgtk webkitgtk	`< 2.40.1`	`2.40.1`
wpe webkit wpewebkit	`< 2.40.1`	`2.40.1`

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/11/1 · Mailing List
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676 · Release Notes

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

webkitgtk

< 2.40.1

2.40.1

wpe webkit

wpewebkit

< 2.40.1

2.40.1

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