{"id":"CVE-2019-8720","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-8720","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:25:04.501Z","title":"WebKitGTK Memory Corruption Vulnerability","description":"A vulnerability was found in WebKit. The flaw is triggered when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Improved memory handling addresses the multiple memory corruption issues.","published":"2023-03-06T23:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T10:35:57.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["webkitgtk/webkitgtk","wpewebkit/wpe webkit","redhat/codeready linux builder","redhat/codeready linux builder eus","redhat/codeready linux builder for arm64 eus","redhat/codeready linux builder for ibm z systems eus","redhat/codeready linux builder for power little endian eus","redhat/enterprise linux","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux eus","redhat/enterprise linux for arm64 eus","redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems","redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus","redhat/enterprise linux for power big endian","redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian","redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian eus","redhat/enterprise linux for scientific computing","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server aus","redhat/enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions","redhat/enterprise linux server tus","redhat/enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.01556,"percentile":0.75001,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-05-23","dueDate":"2022-06-13","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8720"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876611","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876611","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8720","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8720","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}