Vulnerability in Bytecodealliance Wasmtime
CVE-2026-115385
Wasmtime 46.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the wasmtime-wasi WASIp3 implementation that allows guests to abort the Unix host process. Guests with mutable preopened directory access can call set-times or set-times-at with negative seconds timestamps before the epoch, triggering an assertion failure that crashes the host.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-mr2v-56j5-cmfc (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wasmtime-46.0.0-before-48.0.4-and-49.0.0-before-49… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-115385?
- CVE-2026-115385 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bytecodealliance Wasmtime, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-115385?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.