ETK-2026-2728Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.description
node-forge TLS connections created through its TLS APIs are affected by an uncaught exception during fragmented handshake processing. An unauthenticated peer that can connect to a forge TLS endpoint, or a server contacted by a forge TLS client, can terminate a Node.js process when the application uses the documented socket wiring.
mitigation
Upgrade node-forge to version 1.4.1. Until upgrading, wrap every call to connection.process() in try/catch and close or destroy the affected socket after an exception.
fixed in 1.4.1
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.
- 2026-10-27 05:02Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
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{ "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2728", "cve_id": null, "display_id": "ETK-2026-2728", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-8hrf-8g6f-7xwp", "euvd_id": null, "status": "published", "anchor_state": "awaiting_cve", "title": "TLS record handling denial of service in node-forge", "summary": "node-forge TLS connections created through its TLS APIs are affected by an uncaught exception during fragmented handshake processing. An unauthenticated peer that can connect to a forge TLS endpoint, or a server contacted by a forge TLS client, can terminate a Node.js process when the application uses the documented socket wiring.", "mitigation": "Upgrade node-forge to version 1.4.1. Until upgrading, wrap every call to `connection.process()` in `try`/`catch` and close or destroy the affected socket after an exception.", "vendor": "npm", "product": "npm:node-forge", "affected": [ { "affected_notes": [], "affected_ranges": [ "<= 1.4.0" ], "ecosystem": "npm", "fixed_versions": [ "1.4.1" ], "package_name": "node-forge", "purl": "pkg:npm/node-forge" } ], "cwes": [ 248 ], "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": 8.105427983333334, "t0_at": null, "signals": { "trigger_signal": { "at": "2026-10-27T05:02:48+00:00", "days": -0.11369276059027777, "is_lower_bound": true, "measured_at": "2026-10-27T07:46:31.092543+00:00", "url": "https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-8hrf-8g6f-7xwp" } } }
published 2026-10-27 05:38Z
last change 2026-10-27 07:45Z
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