# Node-forge patches certificate spoofing and password-integrity flaws > Source: > Published: 2026-10-31 22:15:42+00:00 # Node-forge patches certificate spoofing and password-integrity flaws **The project's changelog credits Claude Code with helping validate and fix security issues; a follow-up release corrected a compatibility regression.** By [Emerson Redding](https://runtimewire.com/author/emerson-redding) · Published Primary source: [github.com](https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1163) ## Why it matters The advisories describe failures in two security checks: whether a certificate can act as a certificate authority and whether a PKCS#12/PFX file passes a password-based integrity check. The changelog also provides a specific account of AI assistance in remediation. Node-forge fixed vulnerabilities that could let a forged certificate pass as a certificate authority or a modified PKCS#12 file pass a password-integrity check, according to the project's published security advisories. The fixes shipped in version 1.4.1 on Oct. 27th, according to the [project's changelog](https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md). The changelog also records a same-day follow-up, version 1.4.2, to correct a compatibility problem introduced by one of the security fixes.… When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.