wasmtime-wasi in Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 re-appends a trailing slash to rename source paths, causing renameat on macOS and FreeBSD hosts to follow directory symlinks. A guest with sandbox write access can rename a relative symlink such as "up/" to move host directories into its sandbox and read or write them.
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | wasmtime-wasi in Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 re-appends a trailing slash to rename source paths, causing renameat on macOS and FreeBSD hosts to follow directory symlinks. A guest with sandbox write access can rename a relative symlink such as "up/" to move host directories into its sandbox and read or write them. | |
| Title | Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 Sandbox Escape via Symlink Rename | |
| First Time appeared |
Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-61 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-28T18:59:56.965Z
Reserved: 2026-10-28T17:31:29.498Z
Link: CVE-2026-118688
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-28T19:17:35.973
Modified: 2026-10-28T19:17:36.090
Link: CVE-2026-118688
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-28T21:15:15Z
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