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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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-25

Last Modified

2026-01-02

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-25

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-12816

EUVD

EUVD-2025-199630

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
digitalbazaar	forge	to 1.3.1 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
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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