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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Description
A vulnerability was detected in WebAssembly Binaryen up to 117. This issue affects the function IRBuilder::makeBrOn of the file src/wasm/wasm-ir-builder.cpp of the component BrOn Parser. Performing a manipulation results in reachable assertion. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 1251efbc1ea471c1311d2726b2bbe061ff2a291c. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-8257
Source
VulDB
Published
May 11, 2026 at 00:30
Affected Product
Vendor
WebAssembly
Product
Binaryen
Version
117
Affected Versions
WebAssembly Binaryen 117
CWE Classification
References
- vuldb.com /vuln/362554
- vuldb.com /vuln/362554/cti
- vuldb.com /submit/809552
- github.com /WebAssembly/binaryen/issues/8633
- github.com /WebAssembly/binaryen/pull/8635
- github.com /HackC0der/CVE-Repos/blob/main/wasm-binaryen/Assertion_Failure_isRef_wasm_Type_getHeapType_commit_3ef8d19
- github.com /WebAssembly/binaryen/commit/1251efbc1ea471c1311d2726b2bbe061ff2a291c
- github.com /WebAssembly/binaryen/