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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime/commit/28702edaf739cdeee54e81efe5868bf00724c33c | Patch | 
| https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime/security/advisories/GHSA-8fc8-4g25-c8m7 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    19 Sep 2025, 18:10
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:webassembly_micro_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time | Bytecodealliance webassembly Micro Runtime Bytecodealliance | |
| References | () https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime/commit/28702edaf739cdeee54e81efe5868bf00724c33c - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasm-micro-runtime/security/advisories/GHSA-8fc8-4g25-c8m7 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5 | 
16 May 2025, 14:43
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| New CVE | 
Information
                Published : 2025-05-15 18:15
Updated : 2025-09-19 18:10
NVD link : CVE-2025-43853
Mitre link : CVE-2025-43853
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43853
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Products Affected
                bytecodealliance
- webassembly_micro_runtime
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-61
                        
            UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
