digitalbazaar forge 1.3.2 Certificate Chain certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in digitalbazaar forge. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Certificate Chain Handler. This manipulation causes certificate validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-33896. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in digitalbazaar forge. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Certificate Chain Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-33896. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: forge 1.4.0

Timelineinfo

03/27/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-33896 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33896
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353827

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2026 07:33
Changes: 03/27/2026 07:33 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:05C:103

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