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CVE-2026-115381

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 Unbounded Host Memory Allocation via SinkOutputStream write-zeroes

5.9 MediumFix available

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Unchanged since Oct 23, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 Unbounded Host Memory Allocation via SinkOutputStream write-zeroes

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Record
CVE-2026-115381
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-108306 5.9

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Record
EUVD-2026-108306
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3j5-9cx2-7c68 5.9

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded...

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Record
GHSA-m3j5-9cx2-7c68
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.9

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Record
CVE-2026-115381
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 Unbounded Host Memory Allocation via SinkOutputStream write-zeroes

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Record
CVE-2026-115381
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-115381 5.9

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-115381
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVRUSTSEC-2026-0322 5.9

Excessive allocated memory on the host when guests don't have stdio

This is an entry in the RustSec database for the Wasmtime security advisory located at https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-gqmc-89g8-p25r For more information see the GitHub-hosted security advisory.

Record
RUSTSEC-2026-0322
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-115381 5.9

Wasmtime before 36.0.17, 37.0.0 before 48.0.4, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains an unbounded memory allocation in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp2 write-zeroes method of SinkOutputStream, the default stream used when stdout/stderr are not configured. A malicious WebAssembly guest can request huge zero-filled writes, exhausting host memory and causing denial of service.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115381
CVSS 4.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
rust-wasmtime
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
26.0.1+dfsg-1026.0.1+dfsg-326.0.1+dfsg-426.0.1+dfsg-526.0.1+dfsg-6
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26.0.1+dfsg-726.0.1+dfsg-826.0.1+dfsg-927.0.0+dfsg-227.0.0+dfsg-327.0.0+dfsg-428.0.1+dfsg-128.0.1+dfsg-228.0.1+dfsg-329.0.1+dfsg-129.0.1+dfsg-229.0.1+dfsg-329.0.1+dfsg-429.0.1+dfsg-529.0.1+dfsg-629.0.1+dfsg-729.0.1+dfsg-836.0.11+dfsg-136.0.12+dfsg-136.0.12+dfsg-236.0.12+dfsg-336.0.13+dfsg-136.0.20+dfsg-136.0.5+dfsg-136.0.5+dfsg-236.0.5+dfsg-336.0.5+dfsg-436.0.5+dfsg-536.0.6+dfsg-136.0.6+dfsg-236.0.6+dfsg-336.0.6+dfsg-436.0.6+dfsg-536.0.6+dfsg-636.0.6+dfsg-736.0.7+dfsg-136.0.8+dfsg-136.0.9+dfsg-136.0.9+dfsg-2
None known
rust-wasmtime
Debian:14
before 36.0.20+dfsg-1, plus listed versions
26.0.1+dfsg-1026.0.1+dfsg-326.0.1+dfsg-426.0.1+dfsg-526.0.1+dfsg-6
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26.0.1+dfsg-726.0.1+dfsg-826.0.1+dfsg-927.0.0+dfsg-227.0.0+dfsg-327.0.0+dfsg-428.0.1+dfsg-128.0.1+dfsg-228.0.1+dfsg-329.0.1+dfsg-129.0.1+dfsg-229.0.1+dfsg-329.0.1+dfsg-429.0.1+dfsg-529.0.1+dfsg-629.0.1+dfsg-729.0.1+dfsg-836.0.11+dfsg-136.0.12+dfsg-136.0.12+dfsg-236.0.12+dfsg-336.0.13+dfsg-136.0.5+dfsg-136.0.5+dfsg-236.0.5+dfsg-336.0.5+dfsg-436.0.5+dfsg-536.0.6+dfsg-136.0.6+dfsg-236.0.6+dfsg-336.0.6+dfsg-436.0.6+dfsg-536.0.6+dfsg-636.0.6+dfsg-736.0.7+dfsg-136.0.8+dfsg-136.0.9+dfsg-136.0.9+dfsg-2
36.0.20+dfsg-1
wasmtime-wasi
crates.io
0.0.0-0 up to 36.0.17, 37.0.0 up to 48.0.4, 49.0.0 up to 49.0.2
36.0.1748.0.449.0.2
rust-wasmtime
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
10.0.1+dfsg-715.0.1+dfsg-416.0.0+dfsg-216.0.0+dfsg-3
None known
rust-wasmtime
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
36.0.5+dfsg-136.0.13+dfsg-1
None known
rust-wasmtime
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
26.0.1+dfsg-326.0.1+dfsg-428.0.1+dfsg-329.0.1+dfsg-536.0.5+dfsg-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affectedOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-115381 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Bytecodealliance Wasmtime, published October 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. Fixed in rust-wasmtime 36.0.20+dfsg-1.

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