UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33895 (CVE-2026-33895)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-03-27 21:17 – Updated: 2026-06-30 16:20 – Source website
VLAI
Details

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.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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            "binary_version": "0.9.1~dfsg-1"
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  "details": "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 \u003e= 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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33895",
  "modified": "2026-06-30T16:20:55Z",
  "published": "2026-03-27T21:17:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33895"
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33895"
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    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8032#section-8.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/bdecf11571c9f1a487cc0fe72fe78ff6dfa96b85"
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      "url": "https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-q67f-28xg-22rw"
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
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    "CVE-2026-33895"
  ]
}



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