WebAssembly v1.0.29 discovered to contain an abort in CWriter::MangleType.
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
WebAssembly v1.0.29 discovered to contain an abort in CWriter::MangleType.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00285 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webassembly:webassembly:1.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.29 | Vulnerable | WebAssembly |
- cpe:2.3:a:webassembly:webassembly:1.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.29 Vulnerable ·WebAssembly
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whc2-2q67-xmxj
References
Advisory 1
More Webassembly vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11934 WebAssembly v1.0.29 was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the component component wabt::Node::operator. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-11932 WebAssembly v1.0.29 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component wabt::cat_compute_size. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-27116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-27116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whc2-2q67-xmxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-27116 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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