CVE-2026-123877 (GCVE-0-2026-123877)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-11 18:28 – Updated: 2026-11-11 18:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Node.js is vulnerable to a certificate validation bypass in https.Agent via cross-policy TLS session reuse
Summary
A certificate validation bypass in Node.js https.Agent lets a cached TLS session authenticated under one CA policy be reused by a later request with a stricter policy. https.Agent.prototype.getName() assigns the same Agent and session-cache key to a request that omits ca and one that explicitly supplies ca: [], because an omitted value appends nothing to the key while an empty array stringifies to an empty string. The two policies differ: omitting ca uses the default trust store, while supplying ca replaces it. Since they share a key, a TLS session authenticated under the broader default policy is handed to a new connection made under the later ca: [] policy, and TLS 1.3 session resumption carries the earlier authentication forward, so the second request reports authorized === true and transmits confidential data to a server its own CA policy would reject on a fresh connection. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
openjs
CNA
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november… | vendor-advisory |
| https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html |
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