CVE-2026-33896
Published
CVSS v3
7.4
HIGH
CVSS v2
N/A
Affected
1
PROJECT
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.
A native implementation of TLS in Javascript and tools to write crypto-based and network-heavy webapps
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