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ubuntu-cve-2026-33896
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-27 21:17
Modified
2026-06-30 16:20
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libjs-node-forge",
            "binary_version": "0.9.1~dfsg-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "node-node-forge",
            "binary_version": "0.9.1~dfsg-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-node-forge",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-node-forge@0.9.1~dfsg-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.8.5~dfsg-2",
        "0.9.1~dfsg-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libjs-node-forge",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1~dfsg-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "node-node-forge",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1~dfsg-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-node-forge",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-node-forge@1.2.1~dfsg-2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.10.0~dfsg-3",
        "1.2.1~dfsg-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33896",
  "modified": "2026-06-30T16:20:55Z",
  "published": "2026-03-27T21:17:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33896"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33896"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/2e492832fb25227e6b647cbe1ac981c123171e90"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-2328-f5f3-gj25"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-33896"
  ]
}



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