7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-33891
Forge has Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in BigInteger.modInverse() with Zero Input
Overview
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.
Details
INFO
Published Date :
March 27, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 2, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Scoring
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| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c |
Solution
Update node-forge to version 1.4.0 or later to fix the DoS vulnerability.
- Update node-forge to version 1.4.0.
- Apply vendor patches for node-forge.
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CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jul. 02, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342 Changed Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1.8::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1.9::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:logging:5'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:service_registry:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:podman_desktop:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:cryostat:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Cryostat 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Process Automation 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Quay 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:cluster_observability_operator:1.5::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1.8::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1.9::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:logging:5'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:service_registry:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:podman_desktop:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:cryostat:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Cryostat 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Process Automation 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Quay 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jun. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1.8::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1.9::el9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:logging:5'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:service_registry:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:podman_desktop:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10', 'cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:cryostat:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Cryostat 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Process Automation 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Quay 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-606 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13826 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24761 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24762 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9742 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33891 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452450 Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33891.json -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'digitalbazaar', 'product': 'forge', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.4.0'}]}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-33891', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-03-30T15:38:00.562704Z'} -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3.3 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/9bb8d67b99d17e4ebb5fd7596cd699e11f25d023 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5m6q-g25r-mvwx Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-835 Added Reference https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/9bb8d67b99d17e4ebb5fd7596cd699e11f25d023 Added Reference https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5m6q-g25r-mvwx
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