High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2026· Updated Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-33891
CVE-2026-33891
Description
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
node-forgenpm | < 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 |
Affected products
60- osv-coords59 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/arangodb-3.11pkg:apk/chainguard/arangodb-3.12pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.11pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-19.0pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-19.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.11pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.0pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.1pkg:apk/chainguard/katib-earlystoppingpkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-hyperbandpkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-hyperoptpkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-nas-dartspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-nas-enaspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-optuna-enaspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-pbt-enaspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-suggestion-skopt-enaspkg:apk/chainguard/katib-tfevent-metricscollectorpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-7pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.17pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.17-bitnamipkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.17-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.18pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.18-bitnamipkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.18-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.19pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.19-bitnamipkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-8.19-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.0pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.0-bitnamipkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.0-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.1pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.1-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.2pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.2-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.3pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.3-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-centraldashboardpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-frontendpkg:apk/chainguard/opensearch-dashboards-2pkg:apk/chainguard/opensearch-dashboards-2-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/opensearch-dashboards-3pkg:apk/chainguard/wazuh-dashboardpkg:apk/chainguard/wazuh-dashboard-security-plugin-fipspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-earlystoppingpkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-hyperbandpkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-hyperoptpkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-nas-dartspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-nas-enaspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-optuna-enaspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-pbt-enaspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-suggestion-skopt-enaspkg:apk/wolfi/katib-tfevent-metricscollectorpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-centraldashboardpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-frontendpkg:apk/wolfi/opensearch-dashboards-2pkg:apk/wolfi/opensearch-dashboards-3pkg:npm/node-forge
< 3.11.14.4-r10+ 58 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.11.14.4-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.9.4-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r25
- (no CPE)range: < 18.11.6-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 19.0.5-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 19.1.2-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r87
- (no CPE)range: < 18.11.7-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 19.0.4-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 19.1.3-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 7.17.29-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 8.17.10-r15
- (no CPE)range: < 8.17.10-r15
- (no CPE)range: < 8.17.10-r15
- (no CPE)range: < 8.18.8-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 8.18.8-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 8.18.8-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 8.19.14-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.19.14-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.19.14-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.8-r16
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.8-r16
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.8-r16
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.10-r12
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.10-r12
- (no CPE)range: < 9.2.7-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 9.2.7-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.3-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 9.3.3-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.0-r18
- (no CPE)range: < 2.16.0-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.5-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.5-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.0-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 4.14.4-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.14.5-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.0-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.0-r18
- (no CPE)range: < 2.16.0-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.5-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.0-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/9bb8d67b99d17e4ebb5fd7596cd699e11f25d023nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5m6q-g25r-mvwxnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m6q-g25r-mvwxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33891ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13826nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24761nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24762nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9742nvd
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33891nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33891.jsonnvd
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