node-forge through 1.4.0 RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 Signature Forgery via Nested DigestAlgorithm Padding (digitalbazaar forge)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.33 % · percentile 26 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
node-forge through 1.4.0 fails to validate element count in nested DigestAlgorithm sequences during RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. Attackers can embed garbage bytes inside the DigestAlgorithm sequence to forge valid signatures for arbitrary messages using low-exponent RSA keys. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-33894.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
References
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/issues/1149
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/blob/v1.4.0/lib/rsa.js
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/blob/v1.4.0/lib/asn1.js
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ppp5-5v6c-4jwp
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/node-forge-through-1.4.0-rsa-pkcs-1-1.5-signature-forgery-via-nested-digestalgorithm-padding
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-86w9-cpqp-85rv — node-forge RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification accepts extra nested DigestAlgorithm elements
- GHSA-ppp5-5v6c-4jwp — Forge has signature forgery in RSA-PKCS due to ASN.1 extra field
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-70670
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-85393
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| digitalbazaar · forge | affected 0 ≤ 1.4.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |