Evaluating params fails without catchable error

[objt-jwt]

I'm using Node-RED V3.0.2 and the components V0.3.5
We sometime configure an parameter that is not evaluatable, for example:

When executing the run component, the component throws an error which is not catchable using the "catch" node inside the flow.
An simple example flow can be found attached.
flows.json

In the console logging, we find following error.
Trace: component f790c7a2591ea7d1 TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'object') at /usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js:430:29 at Array.reduce (<anonymous>) at getObjectProperty (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js:429:18) at getMessageProperty (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js:401:12) at Object.evaluateNodeProperty (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js:652:22) at sendStartFlow (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-components/components/run-component.js:70:26) at component._inputCallback (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-components/components/run-component.js:253:7) at /usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js:210:26 at Object.trigger (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/hooks.js:166:13) at component.Node._emitInput (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js:202:11) at consoleCall (<anonymous>) at sendStartFlow (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-components/components/run-component.js:137:15) at component._inputCallback (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/node-red-contrib-components/components/run-component.js:253:7) at /usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js:210:26 at Object.trigger (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/hooks.js:166:13) at component.Node._emitInput (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js:202:11) at component.Node.emit (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js:186:25) at component.Node.receive (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js:485:10) at Immediate._onImmediate (/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js:831:52) at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:466:21) 6 Dec 15:28:58 - [error] [component:f790c7a2591ea7d1] component

Is it possible to catch this error while executing RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty and create a catchable error instead?

[ollixx]

Covered and merged.

Summary:

• Added a regression test for the reported case.
• On the current refactored codebase the behavior was already correct: invalid parameter evaluation errors are surfaced through a Catch node.

Validation:

• Added runtime regression test for the scenario.
• The full runtime test suite passes.
• The regression coverage is merged into review-2026-03 and develop.