CVE-2026-44216

Wasmtime: Panic when allocating a table exceeding the size of the host's address space

Published May 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. From 30.0.0 to 36.0.8, 43.0.2, and 44.0.1, Wasmtime's allocation logic for a WebAssembly table contained checked arithmetic which panicked on overflow. This overflow is possible to trigger, and thus panic, when a table with an extremely large size is allocated. This is possible with the WebAssembly memory64 proposal where tables can have sizes in the 64-bit range as opposed to the previous 32-bit range which would not overflow. The panic happens when attempting to create a very large table, such as when instantiating a WebAssembly module or component. This vulnerability is fixed in 36.0.8, 43.0.2, and 44.0.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p8xm-42r7-89xg wasmtime has a panic when allocating a table exceeding the size of the host's address space
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:44.0.0:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
Vendors & Products Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. From 30.0.0 to 36.0.8, 43.0.2, and 44.0.1, Wasmtime's allocation logic for a WebAssembly table contained checked arithmetic which panicked on overflow. This overflow is possible to trigger, and thus panic, when a table with an extremely large size is allocated. This is possible with the WebAssembly memory64 proposal where tables can have sizes in the 64-bit range as opposed to the previous 32-bit range which would not overflow. The panic happens when attempting to create a very large table, such as when instantiating a WebAssembly module or component. This vulnerability is fixed in 36.0.8, 43.0.2, and 44.0.1.
Title Wasmtime: Panic when allocating a table exceeding the size of the host's address space
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 28, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
May 5, 2026, 3:13 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 14, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 14, 2026, 2:54 PM