Is CVE-2026-119189 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119189 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-119189?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 29 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Digital Bazaar Forge before 1.4.1; node-forge (npm) <= 1.4.0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119189?

Yes. node-forge (npm): upgrade to 1.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-119189 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-119189?

Check whether you run Digital Bazaar Forge or node-forge (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-119189: Forge X.509 pathLenConstraint bypass in certificate verification

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119189?

Yes. node-forge (npm): upgrade to 1.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Q: How is CVE-2026-119189 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-119189?

Check whether you run Digital Bazaar Forge or node-forge (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-119189 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.9 · Published 2026-10-29

Forge is a JavaScript library that implements Transport Layer Security and X.509 certificate validation. The library fails to enforce certificate chain length restrictions on CA certificates that lack a keyUsage extension, allowing an attacker with a CA's private key to issue certificates exceeding the declared path length that still pass validation. This could enable an attacker to create fraudulent certificate chains in applications using Forge.

Technologies: Digital Bazaar Forge, node-forge (npm). Vendors: Digital Bazaar, npm.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-119189 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119189 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-119189?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 29 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Digital Bazaar Forge before 1.4.1; node-forge (npm) <= 1.4.0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119189?: Yes. node-forge (npm): upgrade to 1.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-119189 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-119189?: Check whether you run Digital Bazaar Forge or node-forge (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

node-forge (npm): upgrade to 1.4.1 or later
```
npm install node-forge@1.4.1
```

Technical details

The vulnerability is an incomplete constraint enforcement in X.509 certificate chain validation: pki.verifyCertificateChain() only enforces basicConstraints.pathLenConstraint when the CA certificate also carries a keyUsage extension. An attacker who possesses a constrained CA's private key or a subordinate CA certificate from it can construct a certificate chain exceeding the declared path length that bypasses validation. The fix in version 1.4.1 enforces pathLenConstraint regardless of keyUsage extension presence.

Affected products

Digital Bazaar Forge before 1.4.1

Identifiers

CVE-2026-119189
GHSA-h46v-rmh6-fq4f

Timeline

2026-10-29: disclosed
2026-10-27: patched

References

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