vetkit.java.android.webview-ignores-ssl-errors

A WebView proceeds past TLS certificate errors (onReceivedSslError calls proceed()).

Last updated: 2026-11-01

Suite: Security

java

A WebView proceeds past TLS certificate errors (onReceivedSslError calls proceed()).

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR

How to fix it

Call handler.cancel() (the default behaviour) and fix the server certificate instead.

References

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebViewClient#onReceivedSslError(android.webkit.WebView,%20android.webkit.SslErrorHandler,%20android.net.http.SslError)

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/java.yml.

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