CVE-2026-118688

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-118688",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:17:35.973",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-28T19:17:36.090",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "wasmtime-wasi in Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 re-appends a trailing slash to rename source paths, causing renameat on macOS and FreeBSD hosts to follow directory symlinks. A guest with sandbox write access can rename a relative symlink such as \"up/\" to move host directories into its sandbox and read or write them."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "bytecodealliance",
          "product": "wasmtime",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:cargo/wasmtime-wasi",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "36.0.18",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "36.0.18",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "37.0.0",
              "lessThan": "48.0.6",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "48.0.6",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "49.0.0",
              "lessThan": "49.0.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "49.0.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "4.0",
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          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "userInteraction": "PASSIVE",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "LOW",
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          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
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        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
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          "baseScore": 7.9,
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          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
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          "availabilityImpact": "LOW"
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    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-61"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-m9f7-9w4p-gv38",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wasmtime-before-36.0.18-37.0.0-before-48.0.6-and-49.0.0-before-49.0.3-sandbox-escape-via-symlink-rename",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}