Bytecode Alliance Wasmtime up to 48.0.2/49.0.0 Cranelift denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Bytecode Alliance Wasmtime up to 48.0.2/49.0.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Cranelift. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-115390. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bytecode Alliance Wasmtime up to 48.0.2/49.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Cranelift. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.3 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.1 contains a fuel accounting flaw in Cranelift-compiled call_ref and try_table catch paths. Malicious guests can reset consumed fuel after calls to run exponentially long on linear fuel, evading timeouts and periodic yields for denial of service.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-115390 since 10/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 48.0.3 or 49.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wasmtime 48.0.3/49.0.1

Timelineinfo

10/22/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/22/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-115390 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-115390
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425444

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2026 22:20
Changes: 10/22/2026 22:20 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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