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CVE-2025-12816

CVE-2025-12816

Published: Nov 25, 2025Updated: Jan 2, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-436
8.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-436

Affected Products

Digital Bazaar
commercial
node-forgeOn-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
forgeOn-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Digital Bazaar, Inc.
oss-projectaka digitalbazaar, digitalbazaar/forge
ForgeLibrary
Security Products / pki-crypto
npm
package-ecosystem
node-forge
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge
npmjs.com
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124
github.com
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge
github.com
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