CVE-2026-119187
Forge: Denial of service in TLS record processing via call stack exhaustion
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(), TLS record processing, process() to process the relevant input or security decision. node-forge processed received TLS records recursively, consuming one JavaScript stack frame per record in a single input chunk. A remote peer could send thousands of small records together and exhaust the call stack, causing an uncaught exception and denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1.
Fixes and workarounds
Fix
node-forge (npm): OSV reports a fixed version 1.4.1. Check the advisory for supported release branches.
Source: OSV GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jxAffected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| forge digitalbazaar |
< 1.4.1 (affected) | CNA: GitHub_M |
node-forgenode-forge
npm |
≥ 0; < 1.4.1 (affected, semver); OSV events: introduced 0; fixed 1.4.1Source events (semver)Other versions: unaffected |
OSV GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jx |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 7.5 high |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CNA: GitHub_M |
Exploit evidence
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jx
exploit · ADP: CISA-ADP
References
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jxCNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/817e2ce0d0f6d8a25bc9c2670615c38a9ffdc51cCNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1CNA: GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jxADP: CISA-ADP · exploit
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jxOSV / GitHub Security Advisories · advisory
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jxOSV / GitHub Security Advisories · osv
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