AppleWebKit (WebCore and WebKit), as used in multiple products such as Safari 1.2 and…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
AppleWebKit (WebCore and WebKit), as used in multiple products such as Safari 1.2 and OmniGroup OmniWeb 5.1, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the XMLHttpRequest Javascript component, as demonstrated using automatically mounted disk images and file:// URLs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0182 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0976
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqvq-xc42-62xh
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2005-0976 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0976 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqvq-xc42-62xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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