CVE-2026-125334

Forge: TLS client crash on a handshake record received without a session

Published Nov 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.3, a forge.tls client can pass a handshake record to tls.handleHandshake() while the connection has no session, including after a close_notify alert, after the application calls close(), or before handshake() is called. The handler dereferences c.session.md5 before dispatching the message, causing a TypeError to propagate from connection.process(). A malicious server or on-path attacker can deliver the record, including after a reset when the connection uses no encryption, and terminate a Node.js process if the application does not catch the exception. forge.tls servers are not affected, and there is no confidentiality or integrity impact. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3.

Remediation

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j8rw-jp99-435v Forge: TLS client crash on a handshake record received without a session
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Description Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.3, a forge.tls client can pass a handshake record to tls.handleHandshake() while the connection has no session, including after a close_notify alert, after the application calls close(), or before handshake() is called. The handler dereferences c.session.md5 before dispatching the message, causing a TypeError to propagate from connection.process(). A malicious server or on-path attacker can deliver the record, including after a reset when the connection uses no encryption, and terminate a Node.js process if the application does not catch the exception. forge.tls servers are not affected, and there is no confidentiality or integrity impact. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3.
Title Forge: TLS client crash on a handshake record received without a session
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 6:49 PM
Reserved
Nov 9, 2026, 9:22 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 10, 2026, 7:21 PM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 9:46 PM