CVE-2026-33896
Essential information
- Published
- 27/03/2026 21:17
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 21:17
- Author
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- Creator
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- CVSS
- 7.4 HIGH (v3.1)
- CISA KEV
- No
- CWE
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- CVSS vector
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N—
CVSS metrics
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- Confidentiality impact
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- Availability impact
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- Attack vector
- NETWORK
- Attack complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges required
- NONE
- User interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact
- HIGH
- Integrity impact
- HIGH
- Availability impact
- NONE
- Exploit code maturity
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- Confidentiality (V)
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- Confidentiality (S)
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- Integrity (V)
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- Integrity (S)
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- Availability (V)
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- Availability (S)
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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.
NVD status
- Status
- Received — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
- Source
- [email protected]
- NVD
- View on NVD
Affected products (CPE)
| Product | CPE |
|---|---|
| forge / node-forge | cpe:2.3:a:forge:node-forge:<1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |