CVE-2026-126407: Wasmtime before 36.0.20 Denial of Service via Borrowed Resource Transfer
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 23/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: bytecodealliance wasmtime 36.0.20, 48.0.8, 49.0.5.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to bytecodealliance wasmtime 36.0.20, 48.0.8, 49.0.5 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Wasmtime before 36.0.20, 37.0.0 before 48.0.8, 49.0.0 before 49.0.5, and 50.0.0 before 50.0.1 allocates untracked host memory when a component receives a borrow of a resource it defines itself, bypassing the per-store handle limit. A malicious guest component can repeatedly transfer such borrowed resources to consume arbitrary host memory, causing denial of service.
- Published
- Nov 13, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 13, 2026
- EPSS
- —
- CWE
- CWE-770
Report tools
Action score
23
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · —
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · VulnCheck
- 5.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
bytecodealliance wasmtime
- 36.0.20, 48.0.8, 49.0.5, 50.0.1not affected
- before 36.0.20affected · semver
- 37.0.0 and later · before 48.0.8affected · semver
- 49.0.0 and later · before 49.0.5affected · semver
- 50.0.0 and later · before 50.0.1affected · semver
Same product
bytecodealliance: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2026-115889Wasmtime: Bit-packing in Cranelift compiler causes silent overflow and miscompilation39Monitor
- CVE-2022-39394wasmtime_trap_code C API function has out of bounds write vulnerability39Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-121441Nov 3, 2026 · Wasmtime before 36.0.19, 37.0.0 before 48.0.7, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.4 wasi-http Request Smuggling25Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-126406Nov 13, 2026 · Wasmtime before 36.0.20 HTTP Request Smuggling via wasi-http p2 Content-Length25Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-126408Nov 13, 2026 · Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.8 Denial of Service via TypedFunc Type-Check Panic4Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| bytecodealliance wasmtime | 36.0.20 | Vendor (CNA) |
| bytecodealliance wasmtime | 48.0.8 | Vendor (CNA) |
| bytecodealliance wasmtime | 49.0.5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| bytecodealliance wasmtime | 50.0.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 13, 2026same day
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- P
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- FloodingCAPEC-125likelihood: High · Medium
- Excessive AllocationCAPEC-130likelihood: Medium · Medium
- XML Ping of the DeathCAPEC-147likelihood: Low · Medium
- Exponential Data ExpansionCAPEC-197likelihood: High · Medium
- Serialized Data Parameter BlowupCAPEC-229likelihood: High · High
- Serialized Data with Nested PayloadsCAPEC-230likelihood: Medium · High
- Oversized Serialized Data PayloadsCAPEC-231likelihood: Medium · High
- HTTP DoSCAPEC-469Low
ATT&CK techniques
- Network Denial of Service:Direct Network FloodT1498.001
- Network Denial of Service:Reflection AmplificationT1498.002
- Endpoint Denial of ServiceT1499
- Endpoint Denial of Service: OS Exhaustion FloodT1499.001
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Service Exhaustion FloodT1499.002
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Application Exhaustion FloodT1499.003
Change log (2)
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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