CVE-2026-118688

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

Not scored by EPSS

EPSS percentile

Not scored by EPSS

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-28.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-28 18:59Z14 HR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-28 18:59Z14 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-10-28

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingCompound

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e678aab1be98ee754018ef72aa3a8c055a501938465e9a26aee5d83be8e7d8d7

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m9f7-9w4p-gv38)https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-m9f7-9w4p-gv38vendor-advisory
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: Wasmtime before 36.0.18, 37.0.0 before 48.0.6, and 49.0.0 before 49.0.3 Sandbox Escape via Symlink Renamehttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wasmtime-before-36.0.18-37.0.0-before-48.0.6-and-49.0.0-before-49.0.3-sandbox-escape-via-symlink-renamethird-party-advisory