Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.4.0, RSASSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification accepts forged signatures for low public exponent keys (e=3). Attackers can forge signatures by stuffing “garbage” bytes within the ASN structure in order to construct a signature that passes verification, enabling Bleichenbacher style forgery. This issue is similar to CVE-2022-24771, but adds bytes in an addition field within the ASN structure, rather than outside of it. Additionally, forge does not validate that signatures include a minimum of 8 bytes of padding as defined by the specification, providing attackers additional space to construct Bleichenbacher forgeries. Version 1.4.0 patches the issue.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ppp5-5v6c-4jwp Forge has signature forgery in RSA-PKCS due to ASN.1 extra field
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Description Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.4.0, RSASSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification accepts forged signatures for low public exponent keys (e=3). Attackers can forge signatures by stuffing “garbage” bytes within the ASN structure in order to construct a signature that passes verification, enabling Bleichenbacher style forgery. This issue is similar to CVE-2022-24771, but adds bytes in an addition field within the ASN structure, rather than outside of it. Additionally, forge does not validate that signatures include a minimum of 8 bytes of padding as defined by the specification, providing attackers additional space to construct Bleichenbacher forgeries. Version 1.4.0 patches the issue.
Title Forge has signature forgery in RSA-PKCS due to ASN.1 extra field
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-347
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-27T20:45:49.583Z

Reserved: 2026-03-24T15:41:47.489Z

Link: CVE-2026-33894

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-27T21:17:25.983

Modified: 2026-03-30T13:26:07.647

Link: CVE-2026-33894

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-27T20:45:49Z

Links: CVE-2026-33894 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-03-30T07:00:18Z

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