Forge: PKCS#12 MAC forgery and constant-key PBE via zero iteration count

Date Oct 30, 2026

Type Vendor advisory

Signal High-risk advisory

Vendor / Product npm · node-forge

CVE CVE-2026-118782

High-risk advisory CVE-2026-118782

Summary

Forge: PKCS#12 MAC forgery and constant-key PBE via zero iteration count

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for node-forge. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates, especially because EPSS places it in the 2% percentile.

Operator check

Check whether node-forge is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. EPSS probability: 0.1%; percentile: 2%.

Sources

GitHub Advisory GHSA-jc66-7q78-782g NVD — CVE-2026-118782 Source reference

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