How severe is CVE-2026-34942?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2026-34942 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2026-34942?

CVE-2026-34942 affects the following packages: wasmtime (crates.io), wasmtime (crates.io), wasmtime (crates.io), wasmtime (crates.io). Ecosystems affected: crates.io.

How do I fix CVE-2026-34942?

Update wasmtime to 24.0.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-34942 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2026-34942 in my crates.io dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for wasmtime, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2026-34942 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Is CVE-2026-34942 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2026-34942 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-34942?

CVE-2026-34942 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.4%, placing it in the 31th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-34942?

CVE-2026-34942 is classified as CWE-129 (CWE-129). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2026-34942 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2026-34942 was published on April 9, 2026 and was last updated on October 31, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-34942 — wasmtime

CVE-2026-34942 is a CWE-129 vulnerability in wasmtime. A fix is available for wasmtime — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Wasmtime panics when transcoding misaligned utf-16 strings

Also known asGHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775RUSTSEC-2026-0092

Published

Apr 9, 2026

Updated

Oct 31, 2026

Affected

4 pkgs

Patched

4 / 4

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-34942.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk+0.01%

Lower risk than most CVEs31th percentile — riskier than 31% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

Real-World Exposure

4 pkgs affected

🦀wasmtime🦀wasmtime🦀wasmtime🦀wasmtime

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's utf16 or latin1+utf16 encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned pointers could be passed to the host for transcoding which would trigger a host panic. This panic is possible to trigger from malicious guests which transfer very specific strings across components with specific addresses.

Host panics are considered a DoS vector in Wasmtime as the panic conditions are controlled by the guest in this situation.

Patches

Wasmtime 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1 have been issued to fix this bug. Users are recommended to update to these patched versions of Wasmtime.

Workarounds

There is no workaround for this bug. Hosts are recommended to updated to a patched version of Wasmtime.

Affected Packages

4 total 4 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🦀crates.io	`wasmtime`	all versions	24.0.7`cargo update -p wasmtime --precise 24.0.7`
🦀crates.io	`wasmtime`	≥ 25.0.0&&< 36.0.7	36.0.7`cargo update -p wasmtime --precise 36.0.7`
🦀crates.io	`wasmtime`	≥ 37.0.0&&< 42.0.2	42.0.2`cargo update -p wasmtime --precise 42.0.2`
🦀crates.io	`wasmtime`	≥ 43.0.0&&< 43.0.1	43.0.1`cargo update -p wasmtime --precise 43.0.1`

Affected Products

1 product · 4 configurations

Application

wasmtimebytecodealliance

≥ 43.0.0 && < 43.0.1

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for wasmtime, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update wasmtime to 24.0.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-34942 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Workaround published by Red Hat

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2026-34942 (CC BY 4.0)

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's `utf16` or `latin1+utf16` encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned pointers could be passed to the host for transcoding which would trigger a host panic. This panic is possible to trigger from malicious guests which transfer very specific strings across components with specific addresses. Host panics are considered a DoS vector in Wasmtime as the panic conditions are controlled by the guest in this situation. ### Patches Wasmtime 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.

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