Process hang via unnormalized modular-inverse input
Published Mar 23, 2026 · Updated Mar 23, 2026
Infinite loop in jsrsasign before 11.1.1 allows remote attackers to hang an embedding process through crafted modular-inverse inputs. The bnModInverse function in ext/jsbn2.js initializes its binary inversion loop with the original zero or negative BigInteger instead of rejecting zero and reducing negative values modulo the modulus, so the loop never reaches its exit condition. Exploitation requires an embedding application to pass attacker-controlled values to BigInteger.modInverse; the affected process remains hung until it is externally terminated.
Summary
What happened
Infinite loop in jsrsasign before 11.1.1 allows remote attackers to hang an embedding process through crafted modular-inverse inputs. The bnModInverse function in ext/jsbn2.js initializes its binary inversion loop with the original zero or negative BigInteger instead of rejecting zero and reducing negative values modulo the modulus, so the loop never reaches its exit condition. Exploitation requires an embedding application to pass attacker-controlled values to BigInteger.modInverse; the affected process remains hung until it is externally terminated.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-4598
- Published
- Mar 23, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Vendor
- jsrsasign project
- Product
- jsrsasign
- Classifications
- CWE-835, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <11.1.1
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Public exploit references
- modInverse denial-of-service proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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