high 8.8

CVE-2026-43705 json

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

published 2026-06-29 4 mo ago modified 2026-08-17 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-40197

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

Patch / fix

fixed in 6 distros 7

Apple Safari 26.5.2
Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.7.10, 26.5.2
Apple macOS 26.5.2
Apple tvOS 26.6
Apple visionOS 26.6
Apple watchOS 26.6

debian ubuntu red hat suse opensuse almalinux rocky linux

wpewebkit Debian 14 2.52.5-1
webkit2gtk Debian 13 2.52.5-1~deb13u1
webkit2gtk Debian 14 2.52.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43705

webkit2gtk Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 2.52.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
webkit2gtk Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 2.52.6-0ubuntu0.26.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43705

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webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.52.5-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.52.5-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 2.52.5-1.el9_8
webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 2.52.5-1.el9_8
webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8.6 EUS_LONG_LIFE, RHEL 8.6 AUS 2.52.5-1.el8_6
webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8.6 EUS_LONG_LIFE, RHEL 8.6 AUS 2.52.5-1.el8_6
webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8.8 TUS, RHEL 8.8 E4S 2.52.5-1.el8_8
webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8.8 TUS, RHEL 8.8 E4S 2.52.5-1.el8_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:59325 RHSA-2026:59326 RHSA-2026:58564 RHSA-2026:58550 RHSA-2026:57348 RHSA-2026:54634

webkit2gtk3 SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 2.52.5-160000.1.1
webkit2gtk4 SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 2.52.5-160000.1.1
webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 2.52.5-150400.4.146.1
webkit2gtk4 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 2.52.5-150400.4.146.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 2.52.5-150400.4.146.1
webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 2.52.5-150600.12.71.1
webkit2gtk4 SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS, SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 +1 more 2.52.5-150600.12.71.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2 SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 2.52.5-150600.12.71.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3555-1 SUSE-SU-2026:23111-1 SUSE-SU-2026:23133-1 SUSE-SU-2026:3396-1 SUSE-SU-2026:3338-1

webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.52.5-160000.1.1
webkit2gtk4 openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.52.5-160000.1.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2 openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.52.5-160000.1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21508-1

webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 9 2.52.5-1.el9_8
webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 9 2.52.5-1.el9_8
webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 8 2.52.5-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 8 2.52.5-1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:42062 ALSA-2026:42088

webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 9 2.52.5-1.el9_8
webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 2.52.5-1.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:42062 RLSA-2026:42088

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-43705 updated 2026-11-04 cvss 8.8

webkitgtk: webkitgtk: Maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk, pywebkitgtk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el8_10, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el8_10
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:42088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el9_8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el9_8
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:42062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el8_4
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57348
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el8_6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59325
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el8_8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el8_8
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59326
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el9_2, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el9_2
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:58550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el9_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el9_4
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:54634

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el9_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el9_6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:54572
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el8_4, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el8_4
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57348
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el8_6, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el8_6
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59325
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) webkit2gtk3 2.52.5-1.el8_8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.52.5-1.el8_8
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59326
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4 2.52.5-1.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.52.5-1.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-doc 2.52.5-1.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel 2.52.5-1.el7_9, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.52.5-1.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.52.5-1.el7_9
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:58564

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 4 mo ago (2026-06-29)

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Apple Safari
Apple iOS and iPadOS
Apple macOS
Apple tvOS
Apple visionOS
Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

References

support.apple.com /en-us/127594
vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/127595
vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/127685
vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /en-us/128068
support.apple.com /en-us/128069
support.apple.com /en-us/128070
support.apple.com /en-us/148287

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-43705
NVD CVE-2026-43705

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary