WebAssembly wabt wasm-decompile VarName out-of-bounds
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in WebAssembly wabt up to 1.0.39. This issue affects the function wabt::Decompiler::VarName of the file /src/repro/wabt/bin/wasm-decompile of the component wasm-decompile. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Unfortunately, the project has no active maintainer at the moment. In a reply to the issue report somebody recommended to the researcher to provide a PR himself.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebAssembly | wabt | 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; 1.0.6; 1.0.7; 1.0.8; 1.0.9; 1.0.10; 1.0.11; 1.0.12; 1.0.13; 1.0.14; 1.0.15; 1.0.16; 1.0.17; 1.0.18; 1.0.19; 1.0.20; 1.0.21; 1.0.22; 1.0.23; 1.0.24; 1.0.25; 1.0.26; 1.0.27; 1.0.28; 1.0.29; 1.0.30; 1.0.31; 1.0.32; 1.0.33; 1.0.34; 1.0.35; 1.0.36; 1.0.37; 1.0.38; 1.0.39 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- wabt VendorWebAssembly Affected 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; 1.0.6; 1.0.7; 1.0.8; 1.0.9; 1.0.10; 1.0.11; 1.0.12; 1.0.13; 1.0.14; 1.0.15; 1.0.16; 1.0.17; 1.0.18; 1.0.19; 1.0.20; 1.0.21; 1.0.22; 1.0.23; 1.0.24; 1.0.25; 1.0.26; 1.0.27; 1.0.28; 1.0.29; 1.0.30; 1.0.31; 1.0.32; 1.0.33; 1.0.34; 1.0.35; 1.0.36; 1.0.37; 1.0.38; 1.0.39 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webassembly:wabt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.39 | Vulnerable | WebAssembly |
- cpe:2.3:a:webassembly:wabt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.39 Vulnerable ·WebAssembly
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15412
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9fv-9fr9-69p3
References
More WebAssembly Wabt vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-21123 wasm-interp v1.0.29 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2022-21125 wasm-interp v1.0.29 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-11935 WebAssembly v1.0.29 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component wabt::Decompiler::WrapChild. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2022-21126 wasm2c v1.0.29 was discovered to contain an abort in CWriter::Write. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-02083 WebAssembly wabt Malformed File binary-reader-interp.cc OnExport heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-14055 WebAssembly wabt wasm-decompile InsertNode memory corruption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-15412 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15412 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9fv-9fr9-69p3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-15412 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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