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Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
digitalbazaar forge < 1.4.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS node-node-forge No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS node-node-forge No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 python3.12-click 8.3.3-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 python3.12-cryptography 46.0.7-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 receptor 1.6.5-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 python3.12-click 8.3.3-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 python3.12-cryptography 46.0.7-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 receptor 1.6.5-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-controller-venv-tower 4.6.29-2.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-gateway-proxy-server 2.5.10-6.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 automation-gateway-server 2.5.20260422-3.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-click 8.3.3-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-cryptography 46.0.7-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3.12-pillow 12.2.0-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 receptor 1.6.5-1.el8ap RHSA-2026:24761

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling katib-earlystopping +8 0.19.0-r31 —
Wolfi rolling katib-suggestion-goptuna-compat 0.19.0-r40 —
Wolfi rolling kubeflow-centraldashboard 1.10.0-r18 —
Wolfi rolling kubeflow-pipelines-frontend 2.16.0-r11 —
Wolfi rolling opensearch-dashboards-3 3.5.0-r11 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm node-forge < 1.4.0 1.4.0 GHSA-q67f-28xg-22rw

Advisories 2

References