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CVE-2026-33896

HIGH
DETAIL
SourceNVD · cve Published2026-03-27 CVSS7.4 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33896 ↗
SHAME 25/100

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`

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION  Patch the affected products and confirm your instances are covered.

PLAYERS IMPLICATED
digitalbazaar · vendorforge · product
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 FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 0
No correlated FedRAMP products.