ETK-2026-2726Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-rhr8-3pm8-cq29 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
awaiting cvepublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
npm:node-forge <= 1.4.0
fixed in 1.4.1
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
ETK-2026-2726Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., no cve assigned
pkg:npm/node-forge
3h 08msince last run
13mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = cve.org, not yet published
waiting for further signals−3h08mtrigger signal −2h21m
−2h
−1h
0

description

node-forge versions before 1.4.1 can consume excessive CPU and memory while parsing crafted DER or PEM input through ASN.1-related APIs. An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service if they can provide data that the application parses as a certificate, key, PKCS structure, or other ASN.1 input.

mitigation

Upgrade node-forge to version 1.4.1. For applications that call forge.asn1.fromDer() directly and do not require decoded BIT STRING contents, set decodeBitStrings to false to reduce exposure until upgrading.

fixed in 1.4.1

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
–
agent run time
13m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
not published yet
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
–
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Contextual, not validated: no deterministic check could cover this one, and no technique passed our review.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-27 04:55Z

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2726",
  "cve_id": null,
  "display_id": "ETK-2026-2726",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-rhr8-3pm8-cq29",
  "euvd_id": null,
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "awaiting_cve",
  "title": "Resource exhaustion in node-forge ASN.1 BIT STRING parsing",
  "summary": "node-forge versions before 1.4.1 can consume excessive CPU and memory while parsing crafted DER or PEM input through ASN.1-related APIs. An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service if they can provide data that the application parses as a certificate, key, PKCS structure, or other ASN.1 input.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade node-forge to version 1.4.1. For applications that call `forge.asn1.fromDer()` directly and do not require decoded BIT STRING contents, set `decodeBitStrings` to `false` to reduce exposure until upgrading.",
  "vendor": "npm",
  "product": "npm:node-forge",
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        "1.4.1"
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      "package_name": "node-forge",
      "purl": "pkg:npm/node-forge"
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  ],
  "cwes": [
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  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss_score": null,
  "epss_percentile": null,
  "epss_asof": null,
  "automation": "contextual",
  "check": false,
  "check_confidence_basis": null,
  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 12.76751335,
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      "at": "2026-10-27T04:55:20+00:00",
      "days": -0.09812912972222222,
      "is_lower_bound": true,
      "measured_at": "2026-10-27T07:16:38.416398+00:00",
      "url": "https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-rhr8-3pm8-cq29"
    }
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}

published 2026-10-27 05:31Z
last change 2026-10-27 07:10Z

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