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CVE-2026-118778
Published:October 29, 2026
Updated:October 31, 2026
Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.1, the affected implementation used forge.tls.createConnection(), c.session.serverCertificate, RSA key exchange to process the relevant input or security decision. node-forge's TLS client checked the wrong property when deciding whether a server certificate was missing. A malicious TLS server or on-path peer could omit the Certificate message and reach code that dereferenced the absent certificate, causing an uncaught exception and terminating the connection or process. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1.
Affected Packages
forge (CDN_JS):
Affected version(s) >=0.7.0 <1.4.1 || >=1.0.0 <1.4.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.4.1
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.2 <v1.4.1 || >=v1.0.0 <v1.4.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.4.1
node-forge (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.2 <1.4.1 || >=1.0.0 <1.4.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.4.1
node-forge (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.2 <1.4.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.4.1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
EPSS
Base Score:
0.20