CVE-2026-118779
highForge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript.
Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.1, the affected implementation used pem.decode(), lib/pem.js, missing END line to process the relevant input or security decision. node-forge used polynomial-time regular expressions in pem.decode(), including when searching for a matching END line and parsing encapsulated headers. An unauthenticated attacker able to supply PEM input to any high-level parser could consume excessive CPU with a long malformed message and cause denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/412345db583cd28a9d23636d0d93e9f751b935f3 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-7wch-p9px-956x security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-7wch-p9px-956x 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0