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CVE-2023-26489

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-26489 is a critical vulnerability in wasmtime and cranelift-codegen, specifically affecting the x86_64 architecture. The bug in Cranelift's code generator allows a malicious WebAssembly module to read or write memory up to 35 bits away from the base of linear memory, exceeding the intended 33-bit limit. This can lead to unauthorized access to memory belonging to other WebAssembly instances. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to gain significant control over the affected system. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0.84.0, < 0.91.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:cranelift-codegen:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
0.92.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:cranelift-codegen:0.92.0:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
0.93.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:cranelift-codegen:0.93.0:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
>= 0.37.0, < 4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.9CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 1,124 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: wasmtimeFixed in: 4.0.1
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: wasmtimeFixed in: 5.0.1
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: wasmtimeFixed in: 6.0.1
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cranelift-codegenFixed in: 0.91.1
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cranelift-codegenFixed in: 0.92.1
rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cranelift-codegenFixed in: 0.93.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

rustGHSA-ff4p-7xrq-q5r8critical

wasmtime vulnerable to guest-controlled out-of-bounds read/write on x86_64

Mar 9, 2023

References

docs.rs / wasmtime/latest/wasmtime/struct.Config.html
Product
docs.rs / wasmtime/latest/wasmtime/struct.Config.html
Product
github.com / bytecodealliance/wasmtime/commit/63fb30e4b4415455d47b3da5a19d79c12f4f2d1f
Patch
github.com / bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-ff4p-7xrq-q5r8
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
groups.google.com / a/bytecodealliance.org/g/sec-announce/c/Mov-ItrNJsQ
Mailing ListRelease NotesVendor Advisory