CVE-2026-115382

Wasmtime 46.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 wasi:http Zero Timeout Panic DoS

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 03:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWasmtime

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Wasmtime 46.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in its wasi:http implementation that allows guests to panic the host. Guests can specify a zero between-bytes-timeout request option, which is forwarded directly to a Tokio API that panics, crashing the host embedding.

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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.8MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-1284

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