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Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 GC Heap Corruption via try_call

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a missing GC rooting vulnerability that leaves references live across try_call unrooted when compiling Wasm modules. Attackers can supply Wasm modules whose callee triggers garbage collection, leaving stale or dangling references that cause GC heap corruption or incorrect execution.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-115379
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 02:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 GC Heap Corruption via try_call

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTC

Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a missing GC rooting vulnerability that leaves references live across try_call unrooted when compiling Wasm modules. Attackers can supply Wasm modules whose callee triggers garbage collection, leaving stale or dangling references that cause GC heap corruption or incorrect execution.

osv:CVE-2026-115379
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-115379",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 GC Heap Corruption via try_call",
    "summary": "Wasmtime 47.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a missing GC rooting vulnerability that leaves references live across try_call unrooted when compiling Wasm modules. Attackers can supply Wasm modules whose callee triggers garbage collection, leaving stale or dangling references that cause GC heap corruption or incorrect execution.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-115379",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          ],
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:52.948583178Z",
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115379",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wasmtime-47.0.0-before-48.0.4-and-49.0.0-before-49.0.2-gc-heap-corruption-via-try-call"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 521855,
  "published_at": "2026-10-22T19:13:47.737+00:00"
}