Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 caps component-model resource handle tables only per component instance and does not charge handle allocations to any ResourceLimiter or StoreLimits. A malicious guest can repeatedly call resource.new and instantiate sub-components to exceed the per-instance cap many times over, causing unbounded host memory growth.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
bytecodealliance wasmtime unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 36.0.18
36.0.18 unaffected —
37.0.0 affected < 48.0.6
48.0.6 unaffected —
49.0.0 affected < 49.0.3
49.0.3 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-q554-3cjc-rx7p cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wasmtime-before-36.0.18-37.0.0-before-48.0.6-and-49.0.0-before-49.0.3-unbounded-memory-growth-via-component-model-resource-handles cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 caps component-model resource handle tables only per component instance and does not charge handle allocations to any ResourceLimiter or StoreLimits. A malicious guest can repeatedly call resource.new and instantiate sub-components to exceed the per-instance cap many times over, causing unbounded host memory growth.
Title Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 Unbounded Memory Growth via Component-Model Resource Handles
First Time appeared Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T15:58:15.105Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T14:26:15.522Z

Link: CVE-2026-119134

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-29T16:18:06.577

Modified: 2026-10-29T16:18:06.703

Link: CVE-2026-119134

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Updated: 2026-10-29T17:30:14Z

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