CVE-2026-118782

Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.1, node-forge accepted a PKCS#12 MAC or PKCS#12 password-based encryption iteration count of zero or less. pki.pbe.generatePkcs12Key() then returned a constant key independent of the password and salt, allowing crafted PKCS#12 input processed by forge.pkcs12.pkcs12FromAsn1() to bypass password-based integrity checks. Predictable encryption keys and IVs also affected PKCS#12 PBE using pbeWithSHAAnd3-KeyTripleDES-CBC or pbewithSHAAnd40BitRC2-CBC, including shrouded key bags, encrypted SafeContents, and PKCS#8 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY input processed independently by forge.pki.decryptPrivateKeyInfo(). PBES2/PBKDF2-encrypted content is unaffected. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/d9584aa56824972858366d5187b3d29e46bf3656
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-jc66-7q78-782g

Configurations

No configuration.

History

29 Oct 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-29 19:17

Updated : 2026-10-30 17:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-118782

Mitre link : CVE-2026-118782

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-118782

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-354

Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

CWE-1284

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

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