SCA: security update for node-forge (GHSA-q67f-28xg-22rw)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 439289

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, Ed25519 signature verification accepts forged non-canonical signatures where the
scalar S is not reduced modulo the group order (`S >= L`). A valid signature and its `S + L` variant both
verify in forge, while Node.js `crypto.verify` (OpenSSL-backed) rejects the `S + L` variant, as defined by
the specification. This class of signature malleability has been exploited in practice to bypass
authentication and authorization logic (see CVE-2026-25793, CVE-2022-35961). Applications relying on
signature uniqueness (i.e., dedup by signature bytes, replay tracking, signed-object canonicalization
checks) may be bypassed. Version 1.4.0 patches the issue. (CVE-2026-33895)

Solution

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439289

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/27/2026

Updated: 7/16/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.11

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-2026-33895

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-2026-33895

cwe: CWE-347

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