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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
20 Apr 2026, 18:28
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
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 - 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
