CVE-2026-33896 | Vulnerability Intelligence

Stored catalog record

Source record retrieved 2026-10-28T10:18:21.605312+00:00. Scheduled imports handle updates; this page does not assert that the provider was queried just now.

Vulnerability overview

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.

Patch review priority

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No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.

FIRST EPSS: 0.36% · percentile 29.7 · score date 2026-10-27.

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Severity and scoring

CVSS score: 7.4 · HIGH
CVSS version: 3.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-295

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Known exploitation and remediation

Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.

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Affected products and versions

cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Through (inclusive): 1.3.3

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