SB2026013062 - Interpretation conflict in BIG-IQ Centralized Management Node-forge component
Published: January 30, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026013062
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Interpretation conflict (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-12816)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass downstream cryptographic verification and security decisions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect validation of ASN.1 structures within the asn1.validate() function in forge/lib/asn1.js. A remote non-authenticated attacker can use specially crafted ASN.1 structures to desynchronize DER schema validations and bypass downstream cryptographic verification and security decisions.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.