CVE-2026-125334: digitalbazaar forge · NULL Pointer Dereference
Affects digitalbazaar forgeSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium : upgrade to 1.4.3 when convenient.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 19:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.9 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade digitalbazaar forge to 1.4.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| digitalbazaarforge | Affected
| Fixed in
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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.
References
- github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-j8rw-jp99-435v (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1169 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/2cfaeb516cb3d4aff1c0569d39394df41c5cb17c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.3 (opens in a new tab)