CVE-2026-58592
Ladybird before commit 2f9dc7e contains a dangling-reference memory-safety flaw in its WebAssembly ESM-integration module loader. When a JavaScript function is imported into a WebAssembly module via the ESM path, WebAssemblyModule.cpp passes a stack-local Wasm::FunctionType by reference to create_host_function, whose host callback captures and later reads that reference; once the ESM link-loop iteration ends the FunctionType is destroyed, leaving the callback with a dangling reference (the normal instantiate path uses a long-lived reference and is not affected). Stale result-type data lets the host callback return an empty result vector for a statically non-empty result, so the destination register retains an attacker-influenced value that is then consumed by the WASM-GC array.set handler, which bit-casts the reference low bits to an ArrayInstance pointer after only a null check, yielding an arbitrary write. A web page can chain this into code execution in the WebContent process. Verified reachable from HTML content without any instrumentation or source modification.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.3 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- CVSS v4
- 8.9
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Assigned by
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-07-01
- Last modified
- 2026-09-11
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://github.com/LadybirdBrowser/ladybird/commit/2f9dc7e9f35eed67dde3f9e8567d390dc4f0c665
- https://github.com/LadybirdBrowser/ladybird/issues/11569
- https://github.com/LadybirdBrowser/ladybird/pull/11606
- https://github.com/bikini/exploitarium/tree/main/ladybird-wasm-esm-host-function-rce-poc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ladybird-web-reachable-code-execution-via-dangling-functiontype-reference-in-webassembly-esm-integration