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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-34942

Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly.

Published Apr 9, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Wasmtime is a runtime

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-34942. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of Wasmtime is a runtime is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Wasmtime is a runtime).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.42%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe bytecodealliance/wasmtime

Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's utf16 or latin1+utf16 encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned pointers could be passed to the host for transcoding which would trigger a host panic. This panic is possible to trigger from malicious guests which transfer very specific strings across components with specific addresses. Host panics are considered a DoS vector in Wasmtime as the panic conditions are controlled by the guest in this situation. This vulnerability is fixed in 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1.

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  • cpe bytecodealliance/wasmtimeversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-34942

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-34942. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of Wasmtime is a runtime is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index. EPSS 0.42%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 9, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's utf16 or latin1+utf16 encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned pointers could be passed to the host for transcoding which would trigger a host panic. This panic is possible to trigger fro

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's utf16 or latin1+utf16 encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned pointers could be passed to the host for transcoding which would trigger a host panic. This panic is possible to trigger fro

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34942

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-34942

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34942

    Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's utf16 or latin1+utf16 encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned poin

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.