CVE-2026-115389 (GCVE-0-2026-115389)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-22 19:13
Modified
2026-10-22 19:13
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Summary
Wasmtime before 36.0.16, 37.0.0 before 48.0.3, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.1 does not adequately account for host allocations when lifting guest values through the dynamically-typed Val API, bypassing the hostcall fuel limit. A malicious WebAssembly guest can return crafted values that allocate at least ~100x more host memory than tracked, causing denial of service.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
bytecodealliance wasmtime Version: 0   ≤
Version: 37.0.0   ≤
Version: 49.0.0   ≤
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