CVE-2026-58592

HIGH

Ladybird - Web-Reachable Code Execution via Dangling FunctionType Reference in WebAssembly ESM Integration

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Ladybird 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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Ladybird - Web-Reachable Code Execution via Dangling FunctionType Reference in WebAssembly ESM Integration
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ladybird-web-reachable-code-execution-via-dangling-functiontype-reference-in-webassembly-esm-integration

Scores

CVSS v3 8.3
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 23.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-787 CWE-825 CWE-843
Status published
Products (1)
LadybirdBrowser/Ladybird
Published Jul 01, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 02, 2026