CVE-2026-118778

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    CVE-2026-118778

    Published: 29 Oct 2026Last Modified: 5 Nov 2026

    Summary: Forge: TLS client crash when the server sends no certificate

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/118xxx/CVE-2026-118778.json, https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-525v-9gp9-w22h, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118778, https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/7be9fbd40df2e2f15f29fea2846b1c87d58f6888

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8a917370ec51731e817c2d547b7329a58f8210af

    Affected versions

    v1.4.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
    None
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    High
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