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CVE-2024-44308: webkit2gtk vulnerabilities

Affects webkit2gtkSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-44308· High 8.8

Exploited in the wild · KEV due 12 Dec 2024 · fixed in 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 : patch webkit2gtk now.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 06:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 18 days before disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Apple Inc.

    , 111 days before disclosure

  2. , 18 days before disclosure

  3. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  4. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 3 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Ubuntu webkit2gtk to 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 (package) or 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 (package).

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSwebkit2gtkpkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <2.46.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Fixed in
  • 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSwebkit2gtkpkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • <2.46.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Fixed in
  • 2.46.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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Description

Several security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

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