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SCA: security update for node-forge (GHSA-ppp5-5v6c-4jwp)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439282

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-33894)

Solution

Update the node-forge library and its related packages to version 1.4.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ppp5-5v6c-4jwp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439282

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/27/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.16

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-33894

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33894