CWE-138Class

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements

Draft in the CWE catalog · 13 CVEs mapped

13
CVEs mapped
6.9
Median CVSS
What it is

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as control elements or syntactic markers when they are sent to a downstream component.

Recent examples
7.5cvss
CVE-2026-55841

CVE-2026-55841 - HIGH Severity Vulnerability

Graylog is a free and open log management platform. Prior to Graylog Server versions 6.3.12, 7.0.7, and 7.1.2 and Graylog Forwarder version 7.3, the FortiGate key-value syslog parser in graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/inputs/codecs/GLFortiGateSyslogEvent.java and graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/inputs/codecs/SyslogCodec.java mishandles field-like text inside quoted values. GLFortiGateSyslogEvent.getFields() uses KV_PATTERN and QUOTED_KV_PATTERN, while SyslogCodec.parse() invokes the FortiGateSyslogEvent parser; crafted values containing = or backslash-escaped quotes can cause embedded keys such as srcip, dstip, date, time, and tz to remove or overwrite original top-level fields or produce an invalid message that Graylog discards. An unauthenticated network sender who can submit syslog messages can therefore manipulate security-log fields or evade logging to obscure malicious activity. This issue is fixed in Graylog Server versions 6.3.12, 7.0.7, and 7.1.2 and Graylog Forwarder version 7.3.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
7.5cvss
CVE-2026-26129

M365 Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in M365 Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

HIGHno explanation yet
1%
epss
7.5cvss
CVE-2026-32178

.NET Spoofing Vulnerability

Improper neutralization of special elements in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

HIGHno explanation yet
2%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-138
Abstraction
Class
Structure
Simple
Status
Draft