CVE-2025-12816

CVE-2025-12816

Published Nov 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An interpretation-conflict (CWE-436) vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and earlier enables unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures to desynchronize schema validations, yielding a semantic divergence that may bypass downstream cryptographic verifications and security decisions.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq node-forge has an Interpretation Conflict vulnerability via its ASN.1 Validator Desynchronization
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:node-forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Digitalbazaar node-forge
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Digitalbazaar node-forge
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:node-forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Digitalbazaar node-forge
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Digitalbazaar
Digitalbazaar forge
Vendors & Products Digitalbazaar
Digitalbazaar forge
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-436
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An interpretation-conflict (CWE-436) vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and earlier enables unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures to desynchronize schema validations, yielding a semantic divergence that may bypass downstream cryptographic verifications and security decisions.
Title CVE-2025-12816
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Nov 25, 2025, 9:04 PM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2025, 5:11 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 25, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 25, 2025, 7:15 PM