CVE-2026-119188
node-forge: node-forge: Denial of Service via interleaved record during fragmented TLS handshake
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 30, 2026
Updated · November 3, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in node-forge. A remote attacker can trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending an unexpected Transport Layer Security (TLS) record during a fragmented handshake sequence. Because the library fails to cleanly halt processing after closing the invalid connection, it throws an uncaught exception. This causes the host application process to terminate abruptly, dropping all active network connections.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-248 · Uncaught Exception