CVE-2022-24772
This can allow padding bytes to be removed and garbage data added to forge a signature when a low public exponent is being used.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to version 1.3.0, RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification code does not check for tailing garbage bytes after decoding a `DigestInfo` ASN.1 structure. This can allow padding bytes to be removed and garbage data added to forge a signature when a low public exponent is being used. The issue has been addressed in `node-forge` version 1.3.0. There are currently no known workarounds.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.11% probability · 66th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-347
- Affected
- digitalbazaar/forge
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 1.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/3f0b49a0573ef1bb7af7f5673c0cfebf00424df1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/bb822c02df0b61211836472e29b9790cc541cdb2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-x4jg-mjrx-434gThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/3f0b49a0573ef1bb7af7f5673c0cfebf00424df1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/bb822c02df0b61211836472e29b9790cc541cdb2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-x4jg-mjrx-434gThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.