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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.74% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-436
- Affected
- digitalbazaar/forge
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forgeProduct
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgqExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113Third Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forgeProduct
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.