Netskope Threat Labs

BROWSER-WEBKIT WebKit RegEx engine optimization arbitrary code execution attempt

IPS-SWG

1 SID: 48546

First seen
October 2023
Last seen
April 2026

Detects web content that abuses a regular expression optimization flaw in WebKit that can allow code execution. The rule matches a lastIndex property overridden with a custom toString function, which confuses the engine's lastIndex bookkeeping during repeated matching.