Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 10:09 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Jul 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| juliangruberbrace-expansion | Affected
| Fixed in– |
npmbrace-expansionpkg:npm/brace-expansionOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated RPM packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs update including nodejs24-24.18.0-0.5.hum1 and related packages as provided in the advisory. No additional mitigations are indicated or required.
Description
A double-free vulnerability exists in the swift-crypto component used by Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs when an RSA public key initialization from DER or PEM bytes fails during decoding. This flaw can cause memory corruption leading to a denial of service (system crash). Red Hat has issued an update including fixed RPM packages for nodejs24 and related components to address this issue.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:45784 (opens in a new tab)
- images.redhat.com (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43823 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14257 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_45784.json (opens in a new tab)