High severity · published Nov 25, 2025
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…
8.6
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Forge · Digitalbazaar
through 1.3.1 · source: NVD
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
Siemens SIDIS Prime
View CSAF
Summary
SIDIS Prime before V4.0.800 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the components OpenSSL, SQLite, and several Node.js packages as described below. Siemens has released a new version of SIDIS Prime and recommends to update to the latest version.
The following versions of Siemens SIDIS Prime are affected:
SIDIS Prime vers:intdot/<4.0.800 (CVE-2024-29857, CVE-2024-30171, CVE-2024-30172, CVE-2024-41996, CVE-2025-6965, CVE-2025-7783, CVE-2025-9230, CVE-2025-9232, CVE-2025-9670, CVE-2025-12816, CVE-2025-15284, CVE-2025-58751, CVE-2025-58752, CVE-2025-58754, CVE-2025-62522, CVE-2025-64718, CVE-2025-64756, CVE-2025-66030, CVE-2025-66031, CVE-2025-66035, CVE-2025-66412, CVE-2025-69277, CVE-2026-22610)
CVSS
Vendor
Equipment
Vulnerabilities
v3 8.7
Siemens
Siemens SIDIS Prime
Out-of-bounds Read, Observable Discrepancy, Improper Input Validation, Improper Certificate Validation, Numeric Truncation Error, Use of Insufficiently Random Values, Out-of-bounds Write, Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity, Interpretation Conflict, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), Relative Path Traversal, Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling, Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution'), Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'), Integer Overflow or Wraparound, Uncontrolled Recursio...
Mar 12, 2026·CISA Advisories
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12816
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12816
Product
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124
Exploit
https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq
Third Party Advisory
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113
Product
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113
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