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CVE-2026-34942 CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-34942

Published: 2026-04-09 19:16:24
Last Modified: 2026-04-20 18:28:13

Description

Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's utf16 or latin1+utf16 encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned pointers could be passed to the host for transcoding which would trigger a host panic. This panic is possible to trigger from malicious guests which transfer very specific strings across components with specific addresses. Host panics are considered a DoS vector in Wasmtime as the panic conditions are controlled by the guest in this situation. This vulnerability is fixed in 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
6.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* - VULNERABLE
Wasmtime < 24.0.7
Wasmtime < 36.0.7
Wasmtime < 42.0.2
Wasmtime < 43.0.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
(module ;; PoC Concept: Trigger alignment issue in Wasmtime transcoding ;; This is a simplified representation. Real exploitation requires specific memory layout. (memory $0 1) (data $0 (i32.const 0) "\00\01") ;; Specific alignment bytes (func (export "trigger_dos") ;; In a vulnerable version, passing data with specific alignment ;; during utf16/latin1 transcoding could cause a host panic. nop ) )

References

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