Wasmtime is vulnerable to panic when dropping a `[Typed]Func::call_async` future
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Starting with Wasmtime 39.0.0, the `component-model-async` feature became the default, which brought with it a new implementation of `[Typed]Func::call_async` which made it capable of calling async-typed guest export functions. However, that implementation had a bug leading to a panic under certain circumstances: First, the host embedding calls `[Typed]Func::call_async` on a function exported by a component, polling the returned `Future` once. Second, the component function yields control to the async runtime (e.g. Tokio), e.g. due to a call to host function registered using `LinkerInstance::func_wrap_async` which yields, or due an epoch interruption. Third, the host embedding drops the `Future` after polling it once. This leaves the component instance in a non-reenterable state since the call never had a chance to complete. Fourth, the host embedding calls `[Typed]Func::call_async` again, polling the returned `Future`. Since the component instance cannot be entered at this point, the call traps, but not before allocating a task and thread for the call. Fifth, the host embedding ignores the trap and drops the `Future`. This panics due to the runtime attempting to dispose of the task created above, which panics since the thread has not yet exited. When a host embedder using the affected versions of Wasmtime calls `wasmtime::component::[Typed]Func::call_async` on a guest export and then drops the returned future without waiting for it to resolve, and then does so again with the same component instance, Wasmtime will panic. Embeddings that have the `component-model-async` compile-time feature disabled are unaffected. Wasmtime 40.0.4 and 41.0.4 have been patched to fix this issue. Versions 42.0.0 and later are not affected. If an embedding is not actually using any component-model-async features then disabling the `component-model-async` Cargo feature can work around this issue. This issue can also be worked around by either ensuring every `call_async` future is awaited until it completes or refraining from using the `Store` again after dropping a not-yet-resolved `call_async` future.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bytecodealliance | wasmtime | 39.0.0 to before 40.0.4; 41.0.0 to before 41.0.4 | 40.0.4, 41.0.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | wasmtime (crates.io) | 39.0.0 to before 40.0.4 | 40.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94 |
| — | wasmtime (crates.io) | 41.0.0 to before 41.0.4 | 41.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94 |
- wasmtime Vendorbytecodealliance Affected 39.0.0 to before 40.0.4; 41.0.0 to before 41.0.4 Fixed in 40.0.4, 41.0.4 Patch available CNA
- wasmtime (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 39.0.0 to before 40.0.4 Fixed in 40.0.4 Patch available GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94
- wasmtime (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 41.0.0 to before 41.0.4 Fixed in 41.0.4 Patch available GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | 39.0.0 to before 40.0.4; 41.0.0 to before 41.0.4 | Vulnerable | bytecodealliance |
- cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions 39.0.0 to before 40.0.4; 41.0.0 to before 41.0.4 Vulnerable ·bytecodealliance
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wasmtime (bytecodealliance) Fixed in 40.0.4, 41.0.4
- Fix · GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94 wasmtime (crates.io) Fixed in 40.0.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94 wasmtime (crates.io) Fixed in 41.0.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Connectivity Link 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27195
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://bytecodealliance.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/206238-general/topic/.E2.9C.94.20Panic.20in.20Wasmtime.2041.2E0.2E3.20.28runtime.2Fconcurrent.2Fcomponent.29/with/574438798
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/releases/tag/v40.0.4
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/releases/tag/v41.0.4
- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0022.html
More bytecodealliance Wasmtime vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11636 Guest-controlled out-of-bounds read/write on x86_64 in wasmtime CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-18765 Wasmtime vulnerable to data leakage between instances in the pooling allocator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2022-08604 Use after free in Wasmtime CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18766 wasmtime_trap_code C API function has out of bounds write vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-27209 Wasmtime with Winch compiler backend on aarch64 may allow a sandbox-escaping memory access CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-27193 Wasmtime miscompiled guest heap access enables sandbox escape on aarch64 Cranelift CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-27195 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27195 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjhv-v822-pf94 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-27195 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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