CVE-2025-12816
Description
A flaw was found in node-forge. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass downstream cryptographic verifications and security decisions via crafting ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) structures to desynchronize schema validations, yielding a semantic divergence.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated Important for Red Hat products due to an interpretation conflict in the node-forge library. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this flaw by crafting malicious ASN.1 structures, leading to a bypass of cryptographic verifications and security decisions in affected applications. This impacts various Red Hat products that utilize node-forge for cryptographic operations.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.7 | N/A | 8.6 |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Changed | N/A | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | None |
| Integrity Impact | High | N/A | High |
| Availability Impact | None | N/A | None |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control,Integrity
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
An attacker could include dangerous input that bypasses validation protection mechanisms which can be used to launch various attacks including injection attacks, execute arbitrary code or cause other unintended behavior.
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