CVE-2025-12816

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. 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.

8.6 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge Product
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 Third Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge Product
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:node-forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
History

30 Dec 2025, 16:55

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:node-forge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
First Time Digitalbazaar
Digitalbazaar node-forge
References () https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge - () https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge - Product
References () https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124 - () https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq - () https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 - () https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge - () https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge - Product
References () https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 - () https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 - Third Party Advisory

25 Nov 2025, 21:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113 -
CWE CWE-436
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.6

25 Nov 2025, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-11-25 20:15

Updated : 2025-12-30 16:55

NVD link : CVE-2025-12816

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12816

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12816

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Products Affected

digitalbazaar

  • node-forge
CWE
CWE-436

Interpretation Conflict