CVE-2026-29144 (GCVE-0-2026-29144)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-02 08:50 – Updated: 2026-04-02 13:32
VLAI
Title
Unicode Subject Tags
Summary
SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway before version 15.0.3 allows an attacker to bypass subject sanitization and forge security tags using Unicode lookalike characters.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway Affected: 0 , < 15.0.3 (custom)
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Credits
Andris Suter-Dörig Matteo Scarlata Kenny Paterson
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