Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an improper validation vulnerability that accepts components whose core modules import WebAssembly tags with a subtype of the original type. Malicious guests can mis-type exception object payloads to corrupt the GC heap, causing Wasmtime to panic when the exceptions proposal is enabled.
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an improper validation vulnerability that accepts components whose core modules import WebAssembly tags with a subtype of the original type. Malicious guests can mis-type exception object payloads to corrupt the GC heap, causing Wasmtime to panic when the exceptions proposal is enabled. | |
| Title | Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 GC Heap Corruption via Tag Imports | |
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Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-1287 CWE-843 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-22T19:13:50.687Z
Reserved: 2026-10-22T11:25:27.610Z
Link: CVE-2026-115383
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:45.387
Modified: 2026-10-22T19:17:45.500
Link: CVE-2026-115383
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-23T07:15:17Z