CVE-2026-115893
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AI Threat Summary
CVE-2026-115893 is a critical vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.9 affecting the target software. Threat hunters should monitor for exploit attempts and apply vendor patches immediately.
Description
Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 36.0.19, 48.0.7, and 49.0.4, the Cranelift compiler backend on aarch64 can compile a Wasm br_table instruction with more than approximately 256,000 targets so that it has an incorrect conditional branch target. The branch can then jump to arbitrary other code at a user-controlled offset, allowing a user-controlled Wasm module to escape the sandbox on aarch64 engines using the default Cranelift backend. This issue is fixed in versions 36.0.19, 48.0.7, and 49.0.4.
Attack Chain
Attacker scans for vulnerable versions using version banners or PoC scanners
Attacker triggers CVE-2026-115893 vulnerability with a crafted request or payload
Vulnerability exploited to perform unauthorized actions on the target system
Depending on vulnerability type, attacker achieves data access, service disruption, or code execution
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| user_agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; exploit/1.0) |
Generic exploit scanner user agent pattern | |
| url | /api/vuln-endpoint?payload=<malicious> |
Exploit attempt against application endpoint — monitor access logs for anomalous params |
Remediation
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-115893 |
| CVSS Score | 9.9 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published | 2026-10-23 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Available |
References
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/commit/222ff3a6…
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/commit/99454989…
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/commit/e61df1b4…
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/commit/f517bd6e…
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/pull/14818
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/pull/14819
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/pull/14820
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/pull/14826
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/releases/tag/v3…
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/releases/tag/v4…