Is CVE-2026-125333 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-125333 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-125333?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 10 November 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Digital Bazaar Forge 0.1.2 through 1.4.2; node-forge (npm) >= 0.1.2, <= 1.4.2, SEMVER:introduced=0.1.2,fixed=1.4.3.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-125333?

Yes. node-forge (npm): upgrade to 1.4.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-125333 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-125333?

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-2026-125333: Forge HTTP ReDoS in response header parsing

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-125333?

Yes. node-forge (npm): upgrade to 1.4.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Q: How is CVE-2026-125333 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-125333?

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-2026-125333 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.9 · Published 2026-11-10

Forge is a JavaScript library that implements Transport Layer Security and other cryptographic functions. When parsing HTTP responses from untrusted servers, the library can be forced to spend minutes processing a single malicious response header, blocking Node.js or browser operations. This denial-of-service attack requires connecting to the server through forge's HTTP module and has no impact on data confidentiality or integrity.

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-125333 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-125333 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-125333?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 10 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Digital Bazaar Forge 0.1.2 through 1.4.2; node-forge (npm) >= 0.1.2, <= 1.4.2, SEMVER:introduced=0.1.2,fixed=1.4.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-125333?: Yes. node-forge (npm): upgrade to 1.4.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-125333 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-125333?: 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 1.4.3 or later
```
npm install node-forge@1.4.3
```

Technical details

The vulnerability is a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) in the _trimString() function used by forge.http to remove trailing whitespace from response header and cookie values. The regex `/\s*$/` exhibits quadratic time complexity when processing a long run of whitespace followed by a non-whitespace character. An attacker controlling a server or intercepting network traffic can cause readHeader() or getCookies() to repeatedly scan input and block the event loop; this only affects applications using forge.http with a socket pool to communicate with untrusted servers.

Affected products

Digital Bazaar Forge 0.1.2 through 1.4.2

Identifiers

CVE-2026-125333
GHSA-6cv4-p8m7-4r25

Timeline

2026-11-10: advisory
2026-11-04: patched

References

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