CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-56850

Improper Authentication

Published: Jul 30, 2026 | Modified: Aug 25, 2026
CVSS 3.x
4.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
4.1 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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A flaw in Node.js HTTPS Agent connection reuse can cause PFX object-array key collisions, allowing mutual TLS (mTLS) client identities to be reused across requests configured with different client certificates.

This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Node.jsNodejs22.0 (including)22.23.1 (including)
Node.jsNodejs24.0.0 (including)24.18.0 (including)
Node.jsNodejs26.0.0 (including)26.5.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10RedHatnodejs22-1:22.23.2-1.el10_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10RedHatnodejs24-1:24.19.0-1.el10_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRedHatnodejs22-1:22.23.2-1.el10_0*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatnodejs:22-8100020260819113925.6d880403*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatnodejs:24-8100020260819113942.6d880403*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatnodejs:22-9080020260819113937.rhel9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatnodejs:24-9080020260819113946.rhel9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatnodejs:22-9060020260901085634.rhel9*
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRedHatnodejs26-main-11.17.0-1.26.5.1.1.5.hum1*
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRedHatnodejs26-main-26.5.1-1.5.hum1*
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRedHatnodejs22-main-10.9.8-1.22.23.2.2.3.hum1*
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRedHatnodejs22-main-22.23.2-2.3.hum1*
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRedHatnodejs24-main-11.16.0-1.24.18.1.0.1.hum1*
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRedHatnodejs24-main-24.18.1-0.1.hum1*

Potential Mitigations

References