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WebKit Content Security Policy enforcement bypass via malicious web content

IdentifiersCVE-2026-20665CWE-693· Protection Mechanism Failure

CVE-2026-20665 is a WebKit state-management flaw in which processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy (CSP) from being enforced. Apple states the issue was addressed through improved state management. The vulnerability affects WebKit across multiple Apple platforms, including Safari 26.4, iOS 18.7.7, iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and watchOS 26.4, and also affects WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.52.1. The available advisory text does not identify the exact vulnerable function, but the issue is explicitly described as allowing malicious web content to interfere with CSP enforcement.

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Successful exploitation can disable or bypass CSP protections for attacker-controlled web content rendered by the vulnerable WebKit engine. This weakens an important browser-side security boundary intended to restrict script execution and resource loading, increasing the likelihood of follow-on attacks such as script injection, cross-site scripting-style payload execution, loading of unauthorized resources, and broader compromise of web application security assumptions.

Mitigation

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Until patches are deployed, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted web content in affected WebKit-based applications, especially where CSP is relied upon as a defense-in-depth control. High-risk Apple users may benefit from Lockdown Mode as noted in related Apple security reporting, but patching is the primary mitigation. Operators should not assume CSP alone is sufficient protection on affected versions and should maintain server-side validation and output encoding defenses.

Remediation

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Apply the vendor fixes: Safari 26.4; iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7; iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4; macOS Tahoe 26.4; tvOS 26.4; visionOS 26.4; watchOS 26.4. For Linux and embedded consumers, update WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit to version 2.52.1 or later. Apple states the issue was fixed through improved state management.
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AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system
AppleMacosoperating_system
AppleSafariapplication
AppleTvosoperating_system
AppleVisionosoperating_system
AppleWatchosoperating_system
Rocky LinuxRocky Linuxoperating_system
WebkitgtkWebkit2gtk3application

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