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CWE-176 · weakness in Injection and Smuggling

Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

39 CVEs · 1 exploited

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Every one of the 39 is a mark on the map. Named now: 1 to 26, most at risk first.

  1. In shouldHideDocument of ExternalStorageProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of a file path filter designed to prevent access to sensitive directories due to incorrect unicod…CVE-2024-43093Google · CVSS 7.3 · 0.7% likely

    Google

  2. A flaw in Node.js TLS hostname handling can cause Node.js unicode dot separator handling can lead to tls wildcard-depth authentication bypass due to resolver and verifier hostname…CVE-2026-48618nodejs · CVSS 7.7 · 3.1% likelycovered by CyberSIXT

    Node.js

  3. Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom Meeting SDK for Windows - Improper Input ValidationCVE-2024-24691Zoom Video Communications, Inc. · CVSS 9.6 · 1.7% likely

    Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

  4. Improper neutralization of special elements in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows and Zoom VDI Client before 5.15.2 may allow an unauthenticated user to enable an escalation of privi…CVE-2023-39213Zoom Video Communications, Inc. · CVSS 9.6 · 1.4% likely

    Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

  5. Apache log4net: Unencodable content discards a whole SmtpPickupDirAppender batchCVE-2026-105241Apache Software Foundation · CVSS 5.3 · 0.8% likely

    Apache

  6. FrankenPHP: Unsafe Unicode Handling in CGI Path Splitting Allows Execution of Non-PHP FilesCVE-2026-45062php · CVSS 8.1 · 0.7% likely

    PHP

  7. Late-Unicode normalization vulnerability in SHIRASAGICVE-2023-41889shirasagi · CVSS 5.3 · 0.7% likely

    SHIRASAGI Project

  8. Caddy: Unsafe Unicode Handling in FastCGI splitPos Allows Execution of Non-PHP FilesCVE-2026-45135caddyserver · CVSS 8.1 · 0.7% likely

    Caddyserver

  9. Improper handling of Unicode encoding in SonicWall SMA1000 series appliances allows a remote authenticated SSLVPN admin to bypass AMC TOTP authentication.CVE-2026-4114SonicWall · CVSS 6.6 · 0.6% likely

    SonicWall

  10. SQLite sqldiff remote code execution via argument injectionCVE-2025-71316SQLite · CVSS 9.8 · 0.5% likely

    SQLite

  11. setuptools: MANIFEST.in exclusion bypass in sdist via Unicode normalization collision (NFC/NFD) on macOS APFS/HFS+CVE-2026-59890pypa · CVSS 6.1 · 0.5% likely

    Pypa

  12. ewen-lbh/ffcss late-Unicode normalization vulnerabilityCVE-2023-52081ewen-lbh · CVSS 5.3 · 0.5% likely
  13. MOVEit Transfer Email MFA BypassCVE-2026-89074Progress · CVSS 7.5 · 0.5% likely

    Progress Software

  14. Ciphertext integrity weakness in TinkCVE-2020-8929Google LLC · CVSS 5.3 · 0.5% likely

    Google

  15. FileStore key canonicalization collisions allow response cache mixup/poisoning (ASCII ord + Unicode NFKD)CVE-2026-25480litestar-org · CVSS 6.5 · 0.5% likely

    Litestar-Org

  16. Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 charactersCVE-2026-7040RRWO · CVSS 7.5 · 0.4% likely

    RRWO

  17. Improper handling of Unicode encoding in SonicWall SMA1000 series appliances allows a remote authenticated SSLVPN user to bypass Workplace/Connect Tunnel TOTP authentication.CVE-2026-4116SonicWall · CVSS 7.2 · 0.4% likely

    SonicWall

  18. Improper Handling of Unicode EncodingCVE-2023-31169Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · CVSS 4.8 · 0.4% likely

    Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

  19. Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.43 before 4.80 for Perl misorder byte-string keys during canonical encoding in utf16_cmpCVE-2026-110687CVSS 7.5 · 0.4% likely
  20. Expat before 2.8.5 Malformed UTF-16 Acceptance via Unchecked SurrogateCVE-2026-93990libexpat · CVSS 7.5 · 0.4% likely

    Libexpat Project

  21. uri-js through 4.4.1 Improper UTF-8 Decoding via pctDecCharsCVE-2026-93751garycourt · CVSS 6.5 · 0.4% likely
  22. Fireware OS Improper Authorization in Access Portal Reverse ProxyCVE-2026-86105WatchGuard · CVSS 5.3 · 0.3% likely

    WatchGuard

  23. protobufjs: Overlong UTF-8 decodingCVE-2026-44288protobufjs · CVSS 5.3 · 0.3% likely

    Protobufjs

  24. HackerOne community member Kassem S.(kassem_s94) has reported that username handling in Revive Adserver was still vulnerable to impersonation attacks after the fix for CVE-2025-52…CVE-2025-55129Revive · CVSS 5.4 · 0.3% likely

    Revive

  25. node-tar has Race Condition in Path Reservations via Unicode Ligature Collisions on macOS APFSCVE-2026-23950isaacs · CVSS 8.8 · 0.3% likely

    Isaacs

  26. Some Microsoft technologies as used in Windows 8 through 11 allow a temporary client-side performance degradation during processing of multiple Unicode combining characters, aka a…CVE-2017-201900.3% likely

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Data as of 2026-11-14. CVE List through 2026-11-14 · EPSS of 2026-11-13 · CISA KEV checked 2026-11-14. Sources: the CVE List, CISA KEV, EPSS, NVD, nuclei templates and public bug bounty data.

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