A vulnerability was found in digitalbazaar forge 1.3.2 and classified as critical . Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Certificate Chain Handler . The manipulation results in improper certificate validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-33896 . The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
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VDB-353827 · CVE-2026-33896 · GCVE-0-2026-33896
DIGITALBAZAAR FORGE 1.3.2 CERTIFICATE CHAIN CERTIFICATE VALIDATION
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
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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.
Productinfo
Vendor
digitalbazaar
Name
forge
Version
1.3.2
CPE 2.3info
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CPE 2.2info
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CVSSv4info
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2info
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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
Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
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: 99:C1E:101
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