{"id":"CVE-2026-118779","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","published":"2026-10-29T19:17:20.560","lastModified":"2026-10-30T17:18:03.880","vulnStatus":"Undergoing Analysis","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.1, the affected implementation used pem.decode(), lib/pem.js, missing END line to process the relevant input or security decision. node-forge used polynomial-time regular expressions in pem.decode(), including when searching for a matching END line and parsing encapsulated headers. An unauthenticated attacker able to supply PEM input to any high-level parser could consume excessive CPU with a long malformed message and cause denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1."}],"affected":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","affectedData":[{"vendor":"digitalbazaar","product":"forge","versions":[{"version":"< 1.4.1","status":"affected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":3.6}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2026-10-29T20:22:46.362205Z","id":"CVE-2026-118779","options":[{"exploitation":"poc"},{"automatable":"yes"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-400"},{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-1333"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/412345db583cd28a9d23636d0d93e9f751b935f3","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-7wch-p9px-956x","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-7wch-p9px-956x","source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}]}