CVE-2026-27572 PUBLISHED

Wasmtime can panic when adding excessive fields to a `wasi:http/types.fields` instance

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 20.02.2026 Published: 24.02.2026 Updated: 24.02.2026

Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to versions 24.0.6, 36.0.6, 4.0.04, 41.0.4, and 42.0.0, Wasmtime's implementation of the wasi:http/types.fields resource is susceptible to panics when too many fields are added to the set of headers. Wasmtime's implementation in the wasmtime-wasi-http crate is backed by a data structure which panics when it reaches excessive capacity and this condition was not handled gracefully in Wasmtime. Panicking in a WASI implementation is a Denial of Service vector for embedders and is treated as a security vulnerability in Wasmtime. Wasmtime 24.0.6, 36.0.6, 40.0.4, 41.0.4, and 42.0.0 patch this vulnerability and return a trap to the guest instead of panicking. There are no known workarounds at this time. Embedders are encouraged to update to a patched version of Wasmtime.

Metrics

CVSS 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:H
CVSS Score: 6.9

Product Status

Vendor bytecodealliance
Product wasmtime
Versions
  • Version < 24.0.6 is affected
  • Version >= 25.0.0, < 36.0.6 is affected
  • Version >= 37.0.0, < 40.0.4 is affected
  • Version >= 41.0.0, < 41.0.4 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CWE