CVE-2026-34942

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

History

20 Apr 2026, 18:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
References () https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775 - () https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775 - Vendor Advisory
First Time Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime

09 Apr 2026, 19:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 19:16

Updated : 2026-04-20 18:28


NVD link : CVE-2026-34942

Mitre link : CVE-2026-34942

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-34942


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Products Affected

bytecodealliance

  • wasmtime
CWE
CWE-129

Improper Validation of Array Index