CVE-2025-12816

HIGH

node-forge < 1.3.2 - Unauthenticated ASN.1 Interpretation Conflict via Schema Desynchronization

Title source: llm

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.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Product

https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge

View Writeup ZIP pw:eip

Issue Tracking, Patch

https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124

Product

https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge

Third Party Advisory

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113

Exploit, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory

https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6

EPSS 0.0068

EPSS Percentile 47.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-436

Status published

Products (2)

digitalbazaar/forge < 1.3.1

npm/node-forge 0 - 1.3.2npm

Published Nov 25, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026