CVE-2025-66627
Wasmi's Linear Memory has a Critical Use After Free Vulnerability
Wasmi is a WebAssembly interpreter focused on constrained and embedded systems. In versions 0.41.0, 0.41.1, 0.42.0 through 0.47.1, 0.50.0 through 0.51.2 and 1.0.0, Wasmi's linear memory implementation leads to a Use After Free vulnerability, triggered by a WebAssembly module under certain memory growth conditions. This issue potentially leads to memory corruption, information disclosure, or code execution. This issue is fixed in versions 0.41.2, 0.47.1, 0.51.3 and 1.0.1. To workaround this issue, consider limiting the maximum linear memory sizes where feasible.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.4
Wasmi's Linear Memory has a Critical Use After Free Vulnerability
Wasmi is a WebAssembly interpreter focused on constrained and embedded systems. In versions 0.41.0, 0.41.1, 0.42.0 through 0.47.1, 0.50.0 through 0.51.2 and 1.0.0, Wasmi's linear memory implementation leads to a Use After Free vulnerability, triggered by a WebAssembly module under certain memory growth conditions. This issue potentially leads to memory corruption, information disclosure, or code execution. This issue is fixed in versions 0.41.2, 0.47.1, 0.51.3 and 1.0.1. To workaround this issue, consider limiting the maximum linear memory sizes where feasible.
- Record
CVE-2025-66627- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-201826
8.4
Wasmi is a WebAssembly interpreter focused on constrained and embedded systems. In versions 0.41.0, 0.41.1, 0.42.0 through 0.47.1, 0.50.0 through 0.51.2 and 1.0.0, Wasmi's linear memory implementation leads to a Use After Free vulnerability, triggered by a WebAssembly module under certain memory growth conditions. This issue potentially leads to memory corruption, information disclosure, or code execution. This issue is fixed in versions 0.41.2, 0.47.1, 0.51.3 and 1.0.1. To workaround this issue, consider limiting the maximum linear memory sizes where feasible.
- Record
EUVD-2025-201826- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g4v2-cjqp-rfmq
8.4
Critical Use-After-Free in Wasmi's Linear Memory
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability has been discovered in the linear memory implementation of Wasmi. This issue can be triggered by a WebAssembly module under certain memory growth conditions, potentially leading to memory corruption, information disclosure, or code execution.
Impact
- Confidentiality: High – attacker-controlled memory reads possible.
- Integrity: High – memory corruption may allow arbitrary writes.
- Availability: High – interpreter crashes possible.
Affected Versions
Wasmi v0.41.0 through Wasmi v1.0.0.
Workarounds
- Upgrade to the latest patched version of Wasmi.
- Consider limiting the maximum linear memory sizes where feasible.
Credits
This vulnerability was discovered by Robert T. Morris (RTM).
- Record
GHSA-g4v2-cjqp-rfmq- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.4
Wasmi is a WebAssembly interpreter focused on constrained and embedded systems. In versions 0.41.0, 0.41.1, 0.42.0 through 0.47.1, 0.50.0 through 0.51.2 and 1.0.0, Wasmi's linear memory implementation leads to a Use After Free vulnerability, triggered by a WebAssembly module under certain memory growth conditions. This issue potentially leads to memory corruption, information disclosure, or code execution. This issue is fixed in versions 0.41.2, 0.47.1, 0.51.3 and 1.0.1. To workaround this issue, consider limiting the maximum linear memory sizes where feasible.
- Record
CVE-2025-66627- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.4
Wasmi's Linear Memory has a Critical Use After Free Vulnerability
Wasmi is a WebAssembly interpreter focused on constrained and embedded systems. In versions 0.41.0, 0.41.1, 0.42.0 through 0.47.1, 0.50.0 through 0.51.2 and 1.0.0, Wasmi's linear memory implementation leads to a Use After Free vulnerability, triggered by a WebAssembly module under certain memory growth conditions. This issue potentially leads to memory corruption, information disclosure, or code execution. This issue is fixed in versions 0.41.2, 0.47.1, 0.51.3 and 1.0.1. To workaround this issue, consider limiting the maximum linear memory sizes where feasible.
- Record
CVE-2025-66627- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g4v2-cjqp-rfmq
8.4
Critical Use-After-Free in Wasmi's Linear Memory
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability has been discovered in the linear memory implementation of Wasmi. This issue can be triggered by a WebAssembly module under certain memory growth conditions, potentially leading to memory corruption, information disclosure, or code execution.
Impact
- Confidentiality: High – attacker-controlled memory reads possible.
- Integrity: High – memory corruption may allow arbitrary writes.
- Availability: High – interpreter crashes possible.
Affected Versions
Wasmi v0.41.0 through Wasmi v1.0.0.
Workarounds
- Upgrade to the latest patched version of Wasmi.
- Consider limiting the maximum linear memory sizes where feasible.
Credits
This vulnerability was discovered by Robert T. Morris (RTM).
- Record
GHSA-g4v2-cjqp-rfmq- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-66627 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Wasmi-labs Wasmi, published December 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. Fixed in wasmi 0.41.2.
References
github.com/wasmi-labs/wasmi/security/advisories/GHSA-g4v2-cjqp-rfmq
github.com/wasmi-labs/wasmi/commit/0e6f0d2a8325602c58d6a53ce1c0e6045eb6a490
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66627
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g4v2-cjqp-rfmq
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/66xxx/CVE-2025-66627.json
github.com/wasmi-labs/wasmi