Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 caps component-model resource handle tables only per component instance and does not charge handle allocations to any ResourceLimiter or StoreLimits
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium · fixed in 49.0.3 : update wasmtime when convenient.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.2 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 49.0.3, 48.0.6, 36.0.18
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade wasmtime to 49.0.3, 48.0.6 or 36.0.18.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| bytecodealliancewasmtime | Affected
| Fixed in
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| bytecodealliancewasmtime | Affected
| Fixed in
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| bytecodealliancewasmtime | Affected
| Fixed in
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crates.iowasmtimepkg:cargo/wasmtimeOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 caps component-model resource handle tables only per component instance and does not charge handle allocations to any ResourceLimiter or StoreLimits. A malicious guest can repeatedly call resource.new and instantiate sub-components to exceed the per-instance cap many times over, causing unbounded host memory growth.
References
- github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-q554-3cjc-rx7p (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119134 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/wasmtime-before-36.0.18-37.0.0-before-48.0.6-and-49.0.0-before-49.0.3-unbounded-memory-growth-via-component-model-resource-handles (opens in a new tab)