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CVE-2026-34943: bytecodealliance wasmtime · Uncaught Exception

Affects bytecodealliance wasmtimeSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.6 Medium · fixed in 44.0.1 : update bytecodealliance wasmtime when convenient.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.6Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 44.0.1, 42.0.2, 36.0.7 +1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade wasmtime to 44.0.1, 42.0.2, 36.0.7 or 24.0.7; bytecodealliance/wasmtime to 24.0.7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
bytecodealliancewasmtimeAffected
  • >=43.0.0 <44.0.1
Fixed in
  • 44.0.1
bytecodealliancewasmtimeAffected
  • >=37.0.0 <42.0.2
Fixed in
  • 42.0.2
bytecodealliancewasmtimeAffected
  • >=25.0.0 <36.0.7
Fixed in
  • 36.0.7
bytecodealliancewasmtimeAffected
  • <24.0.7
Fixed in
  • 24.0.7
crates.iobytecodealliance/wasmtimepkg:cargo/bytecodealliance/wasmtimeOther threatsAffected
  • <24.0.7
Fixed in
  • 24.0.7

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AI-suggested

Fixed versions of Wasmtime are available: 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1. Users should upgrade to one of these versions to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the provided data. Patch status is not explicitly stated but the presence of fixed versions implies an official fix is available.

Description

Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, Wasmtime contains a possible panic which can happen when a flags-typed component model value is lifted with the Val type. If bits are set outside of the set of flags the component model specifies that these bits should be ignored but Wasmtime will panic when this value is lifted. This panic only affects wasmtime's implementation of lifting into Val, not when using the flags! macro. This additionally only affects flags-typed values which are part of a WIT interface. This has the risk of being a guest-controlled panic within the host which Wasmtime considers a DoS vector. This vulnerability is fixed in 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1.

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