PT-2025-21340

CVE-2025-43853

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Published

2025-05-15

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Updated

2025-09-19

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CVSS 4.0
7.0
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WAMR versions up to and including 2.2.0 WAMR built with libc-uvwasi on Windows
Description: The issue is related to a symlink following vulnerability in the WebAssembly Micro Runtime (WAMR). On WAMR running in Windows, creating a symlink pointing outside of the preopened directory and subsequently opening it with create flag will create a file on the host outside of the sandbox. If the symlink points to an existing host file, it's also possible to open it and read its content.
Recommendations: For WAMR versions up to and including 2.2.0, update to version 2.3.0 to fix the issue. For WAMR built with libc-uvwasi on Windows, update to a version that does not use libc-uvwasi or apply a patch that fixes the symlink following vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the create flag when opening files to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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Related identifiers
GHSA-8FC8-4G25-C8M7
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