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CVE-2026-33891

7.5 high SSVC exploitation: poc Modified

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.4.0, a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the node-forge library due to an infinite loop in the BigInteger.modInverse() function (inherited from the bundled jsbn library). When modInverse() is called with a zero value as input, the internal Extended Euclidean Algorithm enters an unreachable exit condition, causing the process to hang indefinitely and consume 100% CPU. Version 1.4.0 patches the issue.

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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2

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Change history 1

  1. First seenCVSS 7.5 · digitalbazaarNVD modified 2026-10-26 22:10

Affected (CPE criteria) 1

  • cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References 10