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CVE-2026-49263: CWE-197: Numeric Truncation Error in capstone-engine capstone

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Low
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-49263cvecve-2026-49263cwe-197
Published: 08/14/2026 (08/14/2026, 17:49:36 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: capstone-engine
Product: capstone

Description

CVE-2026-49263 is a numeric truncation error in the capstone disassembly framework's WebAssembly backend affecting versions prior to 6.0.0-Alpha9. The vulnerability involves improper handling of large br_table instruction lengths, causing the instruction size to wrap and leading to repeated decoding or misaligned parsing. This results in availability and parser integrity issues. The issue is patched in version 6.0.0-Alpha9.

CVSS v4.0

Score 2.0low

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
Low
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
capstone-engine/capstone
pkg:github/capstone-engine/capstone
Affected versions
=6.0.0-Alpha9

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/14/2026, 18:29:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

Capstone's WebAssembly backend prior to version 6.0.0-Alpha9 accepts attacker-controlled raw WASM instruction bytes via public APIs cs_disasm() and cs_disasm_iter(). For a large but well-formed br_table instruction, the decoder accumulates the immediate length in a wider variable but returns it through a uint16_t path. When the encoded instruction length is exactly 65,536 bytes, the size wraps to zero causing cs_disasm() to repeatedly decode the same instruction without advancing. For larger lengths, cs_disasm_iter() advances into the middle of the br_table payload, decoding target bytes as subsequent instructions. This causes availability and parser-integrity issues. The vulnerability is fixed in version 6.0.0-Alpha9.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability can cause denial of service by making the disassembler repeatedly decode the same instruction or misinterpret instruction boundaries, affecting availability and parser integrity. The CVSS 4.0 score is low (2.0), reflecting limited impact and local attack vector with partial user interaction required.

Mitigation Recommendations

The issue is patched in capstone version 6.0.0-Alpha9. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other vendor advisories or temporary mitigations are provided.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-05-28T14:33:01.180Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a7f5a78bf8831d539821052

Added to database: 08/14/2026, 18:12:08 UTC

Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 18:29:11 UTC

Last updated: 08/14/2026, 18:29:11 UTC

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