CVE-2026-18990: Unhandled Async Message Extraction

Asynchronous message extraction or decryption function is invoked without a try-catch block. Exceptions thrown during message parsing or decryption (e.g., malformed payloads or MAC validation failures) cause unhandled promise rejections, leading to process crashes and Denial of Service (DoS).

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Description

Asynchronous message extraction or decryption function is invoked without a try-catch block. Exceptions thrown during message parsing or decryption (e.g., malformed payloads or MAC validation failures) cause unhandled promise rejections, leading to process crashes and Denial of Service (DoS).