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.
CVE-2025-12816
This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 78% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.6
- EG Score
- 8.6(medium)
- EPSS
- 49.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 25, 2025
Last Modified
January 2, 2026
References (6)
- cret@certhttps://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge
- cret@certhttps://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/pull/1124
- cret@certhttps://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq
- cret@certhttps://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113
- cret@certhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/node-forge
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/521113
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-12816(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:40984Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.20.15 security, enhancement & bug fix update
- CVE-2025-12816Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
CVE-2025-12816
- RHSA-2026:20041Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.32 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:19712Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHOAI 3.3.3 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- RHSA-2026:5807Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHOAI 2.16.4 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- RHSA-2026:4215Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.14.6
- RHSA-2026:4185Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Quay 3.13.11
- RHSA-2026:3874Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.18.4 security update
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Patch Availability(29)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-forge | — | 1.3.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(15)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2025:22936IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2025:22936 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:22937IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2025:22937 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:22938IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2025:22938 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:22941IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2025:22941 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:0261IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:0261 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:0414IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:0414 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:0518IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:0518 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:1248IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:1248 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:1517IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:1517 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:1730IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:1730 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:1942IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:1942 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:2106IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:2106 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:2256IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:2256 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:2350IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:2350 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:2456IMPORTANT2025-11-25
RHSA-2026:2456 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
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