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CVE-2023-26081

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-02-20
  • WeaknessCWE-668

Am I affected?

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Description

In Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) through 43.0, untrusted web content can trick users into exfiltrating passwords, because autofill occurs in sandboxed contexts.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-2003:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
37.x= 37no fix published
Gnome epiphany
BranchAffectedFixed in
43.1< 43.143.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • epiphanyopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 43.1-1.1
  • epiphanyopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1all versions · fixed in 40.6-3.oe2203sp1
  • epiphanyopenEuler:22.03-LTSall versions · fixed in 40.6-3.oe2203
  • epiphanyMageia:8all versions · fixed in 3.38.2-1.3.mga8
  • epiphany-browserUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • epiphany-browserUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • epiphany-browserUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • epiphany-browserUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

8 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-26081 Red Hat Product Security

    Epiphany: untrusted web content can trick users into exfiltrating passwords

  • ICSA-24-046-11 CISA11 known affected

    Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300

    SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) · SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) · SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) · +8 more

  • SSA-806742 Siemens ProductCERT11 known affected

    SSA-806742: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4

    SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) · SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) · SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) · +8 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Siemens ProductCERT SSA-806742 · 10 productsUpdate to V2.4 or later version
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-24-046-11 · 10 productsUpdate to V2.4 or later version

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-02-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-cw64-pq7m-342r

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26081?

In Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) through 43.0, untrusted web content can trick users into exfiltrating passwords, because autofill occurs in sandboxed contexts.

Is CVE-2023-26081 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-26081, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-26081?

CVE-2023-26081 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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