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GHSA-c2f5-jxjv-2hh8

GitHub Security Advisory

Wasmtime doesn't fully sandbox all the Windows device filenames

✓ GitHub Reviewed LOW Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact

Wasmtime's filesystem sandbox implementation on Windows blocks access to special device filenames such as "COM1", "COM2", "LPT0", "LPT1", and so on, however it did not block access to the special device filenames which use superscript digits, such as "COM¹", "COM²", "LPT⁰", "LPT¹", and so on. Untrusted Wasm programs that are given access to any filesystem directory could bypass the sandbox and access devices through those special device filenames with superscript digits, and through them gain access peripheral devices connected to the computer, or network resources mapped to those devices. This can include modems, printers, network printers, and any other device connected to a serial or parallel port, including emulated USB serial ports.

### Patches

Patch releases for Wasmtime have been issued as 24.0.2, 25.0.3, and 26.0.1. Users of Wasmtime 23.0.x and prior are recommended to upgrade to one of these patched versions.

### Workarounds

There are no known workarounds for this issue. Affected Windows users are recommended to upgrade.

### References

- [Microsoft's documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#naming-conventions) of the special device filenames
- [ISO-8859-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_8859-1)
- [The original PR reporting the issue](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/cap-std/pull/371)

Affected Packages

crates.io wasmtime
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 24.0.2)
crates.io wasmtime
Affected versions: 25.0.0 (fixed in 25.0.3)
crates.io wasmtime
Affected versions: 26.0.0 (fixed in 26.0.1)

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-c2f5-jxjv-2hh8
Published
November 5, 2024 10:18 PM
Last Modified
May 2, 2025 12:53 PM
CVSS Score
2.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
crates.io
Primary Package
wasmtime
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 14, 2025 6:31 AM

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