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.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Stoatchat stoatchat

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Description 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.
Title stoatchat before 0.15.5 Username Validation Bypass via Unicode Sanitization
Weaknesses CWE-180
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-26T13:23:37.620Z

Reserved: 2026-09-26T02:34:55.635Z

Link: CVE-2026-100674

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-26T14:16:51.297

Modified: 2026-09-26T14:16:51.297

Link: CVE-2026-100674

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Updated: 2026-09-26T17:00:14Z

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