CVE-2026-34944: Wasmtime segfault or unused out-of-sandbox load with `f64x2.splat` operator on x86-64

CVE-2026-34944 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.7 · Published 2026-04-09

Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, On x86-64 platforms with SSE3 disabled Wasmtime's compilation of the f64x2.splat WebAssembly instruction with Cranelift may load 8 more bytes than is necessary. When signals-based-traps are disabled this can result in a uncaught segfault due to loading from unmapped guard pages. With guard pages disabled it's possible for out-of-sandbox data to be loaded, but this data is not visible to WebAssembly guests. This vulnerability is fixed in 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1.

Technologies: Bytecodealliance Wasmtime, wasmtime (crates.io). Vendors: Bytecodealliance, crates.io.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-34944 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-34944 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-34944?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.7, published 9 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
wasmtime (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=24.0.7, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=24.0.7,introduced=25.0.0,fixed=36.0.7,introduced=37.0.0,fixed=42.0.2,introduced=43.0.0,fixed=43.0.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-34944?
Yes. wasmtime (crates.io): upgrade to 24.0.7, 43.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-34944?
Check whether you run Bytecodealliance Wasmtime or wasmtime (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • wasmtime (crates.io): upgrade to 24.0.7, 43.0.1 or later
    cargo update -p wasmtime

Affected products

  • Bytecodealliance Wasmtime
  • wasmtime (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=24.0.7, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=24.0.7,introduced=25.0.0,fixed=36.0.7,introduced=37.0.0,fixed=42.0.2,introduced=43.0.0,fixed=43.0.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-34944
  • GHSA-qqfj-4vcm-26hv
  • RUSTSEC-2026-0087

References

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