CVE-2026-115384

Wasmtime 39.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 Stack Buffer Overflow

Published Oct 22, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Wasmtime 39.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that allows malicious guests to write ~16KB to the native stack via unvalidated async callback result types. Attackers can supply components with mistyped component-model-async callback functions to overwrite return addresses, crashing the host or escaping the sandbox.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Wasmtime 39.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that allows malicious guests to write ~16KB to the native stack via unvalidated async callback result types. Attackers can supply components with mistyped component-model-async callback functions to overwrite return addresses, crashing the host or escaping the sandbox.
Title Wasmtime 39.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 Stack Buffer Overflow
First Time appeared Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
Weaknesses CWE-20
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 2:30 AM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2026, 11:25 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 22, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 4:18 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 22, 2026, 7:13 PM