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CVE-2026-125336

Forge: X.509 nameConstraints not enforced by verifyCertificateChain()

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-10
  • WeaknessCWE-295

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Description

Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.3, pki.verifyCertificateChain() in lib/x509.js does not decode or enforce the X.509 nameConstraints extension while validating certificate paths. A name-constrained certificate authority with a non-critical extension can therefore issue a leaf certificate with a subjectAltName dNSName or subject commonName outside a permitted subtree or inside an excluded subtree, and node-forge accepts the chain. Exploitation requires a name-constrained CA that chains to a trusted root and either its private key or the ability to obtain an out-of-scope certificate, allowing impersonation of names outside the delegated namespace, including against forge.tls clients. Chains without nameConstraints are not affected, and affected versions safely reject critical nameConstraints as unsupported rather than accepting them. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-1018:52CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • digitalbazaar forge
    Affected
    • = < 1.4.3no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-10

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-125336 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.17.42026-11-10
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-2952026-11-10
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-295read 2026-11-10

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
2026-11-10
Last Modified
2026-11-10
NVD status
Received

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-125336?

Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.3, pki.verifyCertificateChain() in lib/x509.js does not decode or enforce the X.509 nameConstraints extension while validating certificate paths. A name-constrained certificate authority with a non-critical extension can therefore issue a leaf certificate with a subjectAltName dNSName or subject commonName outside a permitted subtree or inside an excluded subtree, and node-forge accepts the chain. Exploitation requires a name-constrained CA that chains to a trusted root and either its private key or the ability to obtain an out-of-scope certificate, allowing impersonation of names outside the delegated namespace, including against forge.tls clients. Chains without nameConstraints are not affected, and affected versions safely reject critical nameConstraints as unsupported rather than accepting them. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3.

Is CVE-2026-125336 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-125336 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-125336?

CVE-2026-125336 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

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