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Medium 4.8Published Oct 22, 2026

CVE-2026-115381Wasmtime 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

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

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.

CVSS
4.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-770
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 22, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
bytecodealliance wasmtime
bytecodealliance:wasmtime (from the name)
before 36.0.17; 36.0.17 not affected; from 37.0.0 before 48.0.4; 48.0.4 not affected; from 49.0.0 before 49.0.2; 49.0.2 not affected
CNA record

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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