CVE-2026-119190 Forge - Authentication Bypass

Forge (node-forge) < 1.4.1 contains a broken authentication caused by improper parsing of deprecated extension OIDs in certificate verification, letting attackers with a trusted CA issue unauthorized CA certificates, exploit requires a trusted CA to issue crafted certificates.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
EPSS
0.25% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
Impact
Man In The Middle
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
29 October 2026
Updated
31 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-295

Vendor fix

Update to version 1.4.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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