CVE-2025-12816
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-25

Last updated on: 2026-01-02

Assigner: CERT/CC

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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Published
2025-11-25
Last Modified
2026-01-02
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-11-25
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-12816
EUVD
EUVD-2025-199630
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Vendor Product Version / Range
digitalbazaar forge to 1.3.1 (inc)
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CWE-436 Product A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B's state.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an interpretation-conflict (CWE-436) in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and earlier. It allows unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures that cause desynchronization in schema validations. This leads to a semantic divergence that can bypass downstream cryptographic verifications and security decisions.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers to bypass cryptographic verifications and security decisions, potentially compromising the integrity of security mechanisms that rely on node-forge for ASN.1 parsing and validation.

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