CVE-2021-42762
BubblewrapLauncher.cpp in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.34.1 allows a limited sandbox bypass that allows a sandboxed process to trick host processes into thinking the sandboxed process is not
02 Description
BubblewrapLauncher.cpp in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.34.1 allows a limited sandbox bypass that allows a sandboxed process to trick host processes into thinking the sandboxed process is not
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-10-20 18:15Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 03:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-10-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 077b5dff7e7de64da79ec02ce22869232e640abd4fd7511b16e5c6af2f3ed714
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-67h7-w3jq-vh4q
- bugs.webkit.orghttps://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231479
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20211026 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20211027 Re: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20211027 Re: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20211027 Re: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4
- www.debian.orgDSA-4995https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4995
- www.debian.orgDSA-4996https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4996
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-db6ebb2d68https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M5J2LZQTDX53DNSKSGU7TQYCO2HKSTY4/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-131360fa9ahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ON5SDVVPVPCAGFPW2GHYATZVZYLPW2L4/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-483d896d1dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H6MGXCX7P5AHWOQ6IRT477UKT7IS4DAD/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- wpewebkit Fixed in 2.34.1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.34.1-1
- wpewebkit Fixed in 2.34.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.34.1-1
- wpewebkit Fixed in 2.34.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.34.1-1
- wpewebkit Fixed in 2.34.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- qtwebkit-source No fix yet
- webkit2gtk No fix yet
- webkitgtk No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- qtwebkit-source No fix yet
- webkitgtk No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.34.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- wpewebkit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.34.1-1ubuntu1
- wpewebkit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.