VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-85393

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-09-03
Last modified2026-09-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

node-forge through 1.4.0 fails to validate element count in nested DigestAlgorithm sequences during RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. Attackers can embed garbage bytes inside the DigestAlgorithm sequence to forge valid signatures for arbitrary messages using low-exponent RSA keys. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-33894.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-347

Primary references