CVE-2026-49263

Capstone WASM `br_table` instruction-size truncation can cause no-progress disassembly and parser desynchronization

LOW
2
CVSS Score
Published: August 14, 2026 at 05:49 PM UTC
Updated: September 18, 2026 at 08:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCapstone

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Severity
LOW2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Capstone is a disassembly framework. Prior to version 6.0.0-Alpha9, Capstone's WebAssembly backend accepts attacker-controlled raw WASM instruction bytes through the public `cs_disasm()` and `cs_disasm_iter()` APIs. For a large but well-formed `br_table` instruction, the WASM decoder accumulates the immediate length in a wider local variable but returns it through a `uint16_t` instruction-size path. When the encoded instruction length is exactly 65,536 bytes, the size wraps to zero and `cs_disasm()` can repeatedly decode the same instruction without advancing. For larger lengths, `cs_disasm_iter()` advances into the middle of the `br_table` payload and decodes target bytes as subsequent instructions. This is an availability and parser-integrity issue. Version 6.0.0-Alpha9 patches the issue.

Affected

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

v < 6.0.0-Alpha9
Affected range stops below 6.0.0-Alpha9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

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Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-197

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