CVE-2025-12816
node-forge has an Interpretation Conflict vulnerability via its ASN.1 Validator Desynchronization
8.6
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
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.
How to fix CVE-2025-12816
To remediate CVE-2025-12816, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 1.3.2 or later
Is CVE-2025-12816 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 1.3.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |