Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input Affecting wasmtime package, versions >=47.0.0 <48.0.4>=49.0.0 <49.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-WASMTIME-21708522
  • published25 Oct 2026
  • disclosed22 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-115383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wasmtime to version 48.0.4, 49.0.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input in the tag import process. An attacker can cause memory corruption and trigger a panic by supplying maliciously crafted WebAssembly components that import tags with a subtype of the original type when the exceptions proposal is enabled.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1