GHSA-5379-F5HF-W38V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-16 15:49 – Updated: 2026-01-16 15:49
VLAI
Summary
Deno node:crypto doesn't finalize cipher
Details

Summary

The vulnerability allows an attacker to have infinite encryptions.

This can lead to naive attempts at brute forcing, as well as more refined attacks with the goal to learn the server secrets.

PoC

import crypto from "node:crypto";

const key = crypto.randomBytes(32);
const iv = crypto.randomBytes(16);
const cipher = crypto.createCipheriv("aes-256-cbc", key, iv);
cipher.final()

console.log(cipher);

Expected Output

Cipheriv {
  _decoder: null,
  _options: undefined,
  Symbol(kHandle): CipherBase {}
}

Actual Output

Cipheriv {
  _events: {
    close: undefined,
    error: undefined,
    prefinish: [Function: prefinish],
    finish: undefined,
    drain: undefined,
    data: undefined,
    end: undefined,
    readable: undefined
  },
  _readableState: ReadableState {
    highWaterMark: 65536,
    buffer: [],
    bufferIndex: 0,
    length: 0,
    pipes: [],
    awaitDrainWriters: null,
    [Symbol(kState)]: 1048844
  },
  _writableState: WritableState {
    highWaterMark: 65536,
    length: 0,
    corked: 0,
    onwrite: [Function: bound onwrite],
    writelen: 0,
    bufferedIndex: 0,
    pendingcb: 0,
    [Symbol(kState)]: 17580812,
    [Symbol(kBufferedValue)]: null
  },
  allowHalfOpen: true,
  _final: [Function: final],
  _maxListeners: undefined,
  _transform: [Function: transform],
  _eventsCount: 1,
  [Symbol(kCapture)]: false,
  [Symbol(kCallback)]: null
}

Mitigations

All users should upgrade to Deno v2.6.0 or newer.

Severity
9.2 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.5.6"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "deno"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.6.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-22863"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-325"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-16T15:49:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-15T23:15:51Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nThe vulnerability allows an attacker to have infinite encryptions. \n\nThis can lead to naive attempts at brute forcing, as well as more refined attacks with the goal to learn the server secrets.\n\n### PoC\n```js\nimport crypto from \"node:crypto\";\n\nconst key = crypto.randomBytes(32);\nconst iv = crypto.randomBytes(16);\nconst cipher = crypto.createCipheriv(\"aes-256-cbc\", key, iv);\ncipher.final()\n\nconsole.log(cipher);\n```\n\n### Expected Output\n```js\nCipheriv {\n  _decoder: null,\n  _options: undefined,\n  Symbol(kHandle): CipherBase {}\n}\n```\n\n### Actual Output\n```js\nCipheriv {\n  _events: {\n    close: undefined,\n    error: undefined,\n    prefinish: [Function: prefinish],\n    finish: undefined,\n    drain: undefined,\n    data: undefined,\n    end: undefined,\n    readable: undefined\n  },\n  _readableState: ReadableState {\n    highWaterMark: 65536,\n    buffer: [],\n    bufferIndex: 0,\n    length: 0,\n    pipes: [],\n    awaitDrainWriters: null,\n    [Symbol(kState)]: 1048844\n  },\n  _writableState: WritableState {\n    highWaterMark: 65536,\n    length: 0,\n    corked: 0,\n    onwrite: [Function: bound onwrite],\n    writelen: 0,\n    bufferedIndex: 0,\n    pendingcb: 0,\n    [Symbol(kState)]: 17580812,\n    [Symbol(kBufferedValue)]: null\n  },\n  allowHalfOpen: true,\n  _final: [Function: final],\n  _maxListeners: undefined,\n  _transform: [Function: transform],\n  _eventsCount: 1,\n  [Symbol(kCapture)]: false,\n  [Symbol(kCallback)]: null\n}\n```\n\n### Mitigations\n\nAll users should upgrade to Deno v2.6.0 or newer.",
  "id": "GHSA-5379-f5hf-w38v",
  "modified": "2026-01-16T15:49:35Z",
  "published": "2026-01-16T15:49:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno/security/advisories/GHSA-5379-f5hf-w38v"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22863"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/tag/v2.6.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Deno node:crypto doesn\u0027t finalize cipher"
}



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