{
  "id": "CVE-2019-8720",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2019-8720",
  "published": "2023-03-06T23:15:10.287Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T02:42:26.303Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.01556,
  "epss_percentile": 0.74362,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-05-23",
    "due": "2022-06-13",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "WebKitGTK Memory Corruption Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8720"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "webkitgtk",
    "wpewebkit",
    "redhat"
  ],
  "products": [
    "webkitgtk"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-119"
  ],
  "description": "A vulnerability was found in WebKit. The flaw is triggered when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Improved memory handling addresses the multiple memory corruption issues.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876611",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0005.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8720",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8720",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}