Description

is affected by an Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain limited unauthorized write access, causing a limited disruption to availability. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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{
  "score": "5.4",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-11T17:17:59.877Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-11T17:17:59.877Z",
  "executiveSummary": "An Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability exists that enables a security feature bypass within the affected product.\nThe primary impact of this security flaw includes unauthorized write access of a limited scope and a localized disruption to system availability.\nA low-privileged attacker can successfully leverage this vulnerability to circumvent established security controls without requiring any form of user interaction.\nThe risk implication centers on the potential for privilege escalation boundaries to be bypassed through improper output handling, allowing unauthorized modifications.\nExploitation requirements are minimal, as the attack vector does not depend on social engineering or victims performing actions, and can be executed directly by authenticated low-privileged users.",
  "technicalDetails": "The root cause of the vulnerability stems from improper encoding or escaping mechanisms applied to output data handled by the vulnerable component.\nWhen data is processed and subsequently rendered or utilized by downstream security boundaries without proper sanitization, the receiving component misinterprets the control characters or payload syntax.\nThis failure in output handling permits an attacker to inject specially crafted payloads that manipulate the execution context or bypass validation logic.\nAn authenticated attacker possessing low privileges initiates the attack flow by supplying malicious input that is improperly encoded during generation or rendering phases.\nUpon processing the unescaped or improperly encoded output, the security feature tasked with restricting unauthorized operations fails to validate the payload correctly.\nConsequently, the security control is bypassed, granting the attacker limited unauthorized write access to resources normally restricted by the bypassed feature.\nThe post-exploitation impact includes the ability to alter targeted configurations or data states within the scope of the write access, leading to localized degradation of availability.\nThe exploitation process does not necessitate user interaction, allowing automated or direct execution by the threat actor once low-privileged access is established."
}