Buffer overflow in Webassembly Wabt

CVE-2025-15412

A security vulnerability has been detected in WebAssembly wabt up to 1.0.39. This issue affects the function wabt::Decompiler::VarName of the file /src/repro/wabt/bin/wasm-decompile of the component wasm-decompile. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Unfortunately, the project has no active maintainer at the moment. In a reply to the issue report somebody recommended to the researcher to provide a PR himself.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (7.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-15412?
CVE-2025-15412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webassembly Wabt, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-01-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-15412?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.