CVE-2026-115379

Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 GC Heap Corruption via try_call

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 22, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWasmtime

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Severity
MEDIUM5.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a missing GC rooting vulnerability that leaves references live across try_call unrooted when compiling Wasm modules. Attackers can supply Wasm modules whose callee triggers garbage collection, leaving stale or dangling references that cause GC heap corruption or incorrect execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vendor states this is fixed in 48.0.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 49.0.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

5.7MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-416

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