CVE-2025-15572VulnerabilityPublished 10 Feb 2026Updated 23 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-15572: wasm3 · Memory Leak

Affects wasm3Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable system is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or through terminal emulation (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., using social engineering techniques to trick a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
wasm3	Affected =0.1 =0.2 =0.3 =0.4 =0.5.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the absence of official patches or active maintainers, organizations should consider the following mitigations: 1) Avoid using vulnerable versions of wasm3 where possible; evaluate alternative WebAssembly runtimes with active maintenance and security support. 2) Restrict local access to systems running wasm3 to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of local exploitation. 3) Implement monitoring for unusual memory usage patterns or application crashes that could indicate exploitation attempts. 4) Employ containerization or sandboxing to isolate wasm3 execution environments, limiting the impact of resource exhaustion. 5) If source code access is available, consider community-driven patches or manual code audits to identify and fix the memory leak. 6) Maintain up-to-date backups and incident response plans to recover from potential denial of service scenarios. 7) Engage with the wasm3 community or security forums to track any unofficial patches or updates. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, runtime isolation, and proactive monitoring tailored to the specific nature of the vulnerability and the current project maintenance status.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in wasm3 up to 0.5.0. The affected element is the function NewCodePage. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Unfortunately, the project has no active maintainer at the moment.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2025-15572 is resource exhaustion due to a memory leak, which can degrade system performance or cause denial of service conditions on affected hosts. Organizations using wasm3 in local environments or embedded systems may experience application crashes or system instability if the vulnerability is exploited. Although the attack requires local access and limited privileges, it could be leveraged by malicious insiders or through chained attacks involving local code execution. The lack of active maintenance and absence of patches increase the risk of prolonged exposure. Systems critical to operations that embed wasm3 could face availability issues, potentially disrupting services or workflows. However, since the vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or data compromise, the overall impact is moderate. Organizations with high reliance on wasm3 or similar WebAssembly runtimes should consider the risk carefully, especially in environments where local user access is less controlled.

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