An interpretation-conflict (CWE-436) vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and earlier enables unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures to desynchronize schema validations, yielding a semantic divergence that may bypass downstream cryptographic verifications and security decisions.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.6 · digitalbazaarNVD modified 2026-10-18 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References 6
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge Product
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge Product
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 Third Party Advisory