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CVE-2026-33896

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Published: Mar 27, 2026Modified: Jul 15, 2026

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9.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD

Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.4.0, `pki.verifyCertificateChain()` does not enforce RFC 5280 basicConstraints requirements when an intermediate certificate lacks both the `basicConstraints` and `keyUsage` extensions. This allows any leaf certificate (without these extensions) to act as a CA and sign other certificates, which node-forge will accept as valid. Version 1.4.0 patches the issue.

Affected (1)

Products: Digitalbazaar: Forge
Digitalbazaar
1 product
Forge
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Forge
Up to 1.3.3

Related CWEs

CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

References (10)

Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
Source: security-advisories@github.com
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

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