CVE-2026-21637

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.1%, top 39% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw in Node.js TLS error handling allows remote attackers to crash or exhaust resources of a TLS server when pskCallback or ALPNCallback are in use. Synchronous exceptions thrown during these callbacks bypass standard TLS error handling paths (tlsClientError and error), causing either immediate process termination or silent file descriptor leaks that eventually lead to denial of service. Because these callbacks process attacker-controlled input during the TLS handshake, a remote client can repeatedly trigger the issue. This vulnerability affects TLS servers using PSK or ALPN callbacks across Node.js versions where these callbacks throw without being safely wrapped.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
61%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 20, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-21637(20)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(19)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatnodejs:24-8100020260408131901.6d8804032026-04-13redhat
redhatnodejs24-1:24.14.1-2.el10_12026-04-13redhat
redhatnodejs22-main-22.22.0-1.3.hum12026-04-10redhat
redhatnodejs20-main-20.20.0-7.1.hum12026-04-10redhat
redhatnodejs:24-9070020260402152654.rhel92026-04-09redhat
redhatnodejs25-main-25.9.0-1.hum12026-04-02redhat
redhatnodejs24-main-24.14.1-4.hum12026-04-01redhat
redhatnodejs22-1:22.22.0-1.el10_02026-02-18redhat
redhatnodejs:22-9060020260210120402.rhel92026-02-18redhat
redhatnodejs:22-9070020260117213838.rhel92026-02-17redhat
redhatnodejs:20-9070020260117213748.rhel92026-02-17redhat
redhatnodejs:20-9060020260210180816.rhel92026-02-17redhat
redhatnodejs:20-9040020260211171433.rhel92026-02-17redhat
redhatnodejs:24-9070020260117213814.rhel92026-02-17redhat
redhatnodejs:22-8100020260119091831.6d8804032026-02-10redhat
redhatnodejs:24-8100020260116121421.6d8804032026-02-10redhat
redhatnodejs:20-8100020260119100525.489197e62026-02-10redhat
redhatnodejs22-1:22.22.0-3.el10_12026-02-05redhat
redhatnodejs24-1:24.13.0-1.el10_12026-02-05redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 51× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-21637?
CVE-2026-21637 is a high vulnerability published on January 20, 2026. A flaw in Node.js TLS error handling allows remote attackers to crash or exhaust resources of a TLS server when pskCallback or ALPNCallback are in use. Synchronous exceptions thrown during these callbacks bypass standard TLS error handling paths (tlsClientError and error), causing either immediate…
When was CVE-2026-21637 disclosed?
CVE-2026-21637 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 20, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-21637 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-21637 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 39.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-21637?
CVE-2026-21637 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-21637?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-21637, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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