CVE-2026-100674stoatchat before 0.15.5 Username Validation Bypass via Unicode Sanitization
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stoatchat before 0.15.5 fails to revalidate usernames after Unicode sanitization, allowing attackers to create usernames with forbidden characters by submitting Unicode letters that transform into rejected characters. Attackers can bypass character allowlists and length limits to create reserved-name lookalikes, embed special characters, and exceed the 32-character storage limit.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-180
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
stoatchat stoatchat stoatchat:stoatchat (from the name) | before 0.15.5; 0.15.5 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/security/advisories/GHSA-qcwh-c934-wrv5vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stoatchat-before-0.15.5-username-validation-bypass-via-unicode-sanitizationthird-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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