The WebAssembly Micro Runtime's (WAMR) iwasm package is the executable binary built with WAMR VMcore which supports WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) and command line interface. Anyone running WAMR up to and including version 2.2.0 or WAMR built with libc-uvwasi on Windows is affected by a symlink following vulnerability. 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 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. Version 2.3.0 fixes the issue.
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Description | The WebAssembly Micro Runtime's (WAMR) iwasm package is the executable binary built with WAMR VMcore which supports WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) and command line interface. Anyone running WAMR up to and including version 2.2.0 or WAMR built with libc-uvwasi on Windows is affected by a symlink following vulnerability. 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 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. Version 2.3.0 fixes the issue. | |
Title | iwasm vulnerable to filesystem sandbox escape with symlink when using uvwasi feature | |
Weaknesses | CWE-61 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2025-05-15T17:13:11.825Z
Updated: 2025-05-15T18:05:18.829Z
Reserved: 2025-04-17T20:07:08.555Z
Link: CVE-2025-43853

Updated: 2025-05-15T18:05:07.992Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-05-15T18:15:37.760
Modified: 2025-05-16T14:43:26.160
Link: CVE-2025-43853

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