Is CVE-2025-12816 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-12816 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-01-02.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-12816?

CVE-2025-12816 has a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2025-12816?

Patch guidance is available from digitalbazaar security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-12816.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-12816?

1 product: digitalbazaar forge.

Fix CVE-2025-12816 - HIGH digitalbazaar forge

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 Metrics

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 Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-436

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DIGITALBAZAAR
Published: 11/25/2025
Last Modified: 1/2/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-12816

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