CVE-2025-12816

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.6 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
certccCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
8.6 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 18%
VendorProductVersion
digitalbazaarforge
𝑥
≤ 1.3.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
node-node-forge
questing
dne
plucky
dne
noble
dne
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113