MEDIUM 5.3 NVD
CVE-2026-100674
stoatchat before 0.15.5 fails to revalidate usernames after Unicode sanitization, allowing attackers to create usernames with forbidden characters by submitting
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.
References
- https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/security/advisories/GHSA-qcwh-c934-wrv5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stoatchat-before-0.15.5-username-validation-bypass-vi
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 was published on 2026-09-26 via NVD.
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