Forge: X.509 nameConstraints not enforced by verifyCertificateChain()

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-125336
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-10 19:21:11 UTC
Updated2026-11-10 21:46:31 UTC
DescriptionForge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.3, pki.verifyCertificateChain() in lib/x509.js does not decode or enforce the X.509 nameConstraints extension while validating certificate paths. A name-constrained certificate authority with a non-critical extension can therefore issue a leaf certificate with a subjectAltName dNSName or subject commonName outside a permitted subtree or inside an excluded subtree, and node-forge accepts the chain. Exploitation requires a name-constrained CA that chains to a trusted root and either its private key or the ability to obtain an out-of-scope certificate, allowing impersonation of names outside the delegated namespace, including against forge.tls clients. Chains without nameConstraints are not affected, and affected versions safely reject critical nameConstraints as unsupported rather than accepting them. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-295 | CWE-295 CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Digitalbazaar Forge affected < 1.4.3 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1169 [email protected] github.com
github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.3 [email protected] github.com
github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-3cc4-3294-vgjf [email protected] github.com
github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/862aa5f630bdf40b0dfda408d6ac357bf3... [email protected] github.com
github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/6b23eae8beac316b6867bdb0e7ad7c2c95... [email protected] github.com
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