Exploitation evidence
Not listed in the latest downloaded CISA KEV catalog. This does not establish an absence of exploitation.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
digitalbazaar / forge
Default status: Not specified
- affected: < 1.4.1
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-7wch-p9px-956x
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/412345db583cd28a9d23636d0d93e9f751b935f3
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1
Monitored source mentions
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Observed change timeline
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12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}10 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-10",
"epss": 0.00556,
"percentile": 0.46719
}09 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-09",
"epss": 0.00556,
"percentile": 0.46662
}08 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-08",
"epss": 0.00556,
"percentile": 0.46644
}07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"epss": 0.00556,
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}06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"epss": 0.00556,
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}06 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-05",
"epss": 0.00556,
"percentile": 0.46534
}04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-04",
"epss": 0.00556,
"percentile": 0.46508
}03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-03",
"epss": 0.00556,
"percentile": 0.46435
}03 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-02",
"epss": 0.00556,
"percentile": 0.46387
}03 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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