Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.1, node-forge enforced an X.509 CA certificate's basicConstraints.pathLenConstraint only when that certificate also carried a keyUsage extension. Exploitation requires a path-length-constrained CA without keyUsage that chains to a root trusted by the application, and an attacker who holds that CA's private key or obtains a subordinate CA certificate from it. The attacker could then construct a chain exceeding the declared path length that still passed pki.verifyCertificateChain(). Public web PKI CA certificates normally include keyUsage; private PKIs with CA certificates created without it are more likely to be affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1.
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History
29 Oct 2026, 20:17
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Information
Published : 2026-10-29 20:17
Updated : 2026-10-30 17:18
NVD link : CVE-2026-119189
Mitre link : CVE-2026-119189
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-119189
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CWE
CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation
