CWE-155Variant

Improper Neutralization of Wildcards or Matching Symbols

Draft in the CWE catalog · 17 CVEs mapped

17
CVEs mapped
6.5
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 wildcards or matching symbols when they are sent to a downstream component.

Recent examples
none
CVE-2026-68939

CVE-2026-68939 - UNKNOWN Severity Vulnerability

Pyenv provides simple Python version management. Prior to 2.8.0, is_version_safe() in libexec/pyenv-version-file-read accepts shell glob metacharacters in .python-version values, and unquoted PYENV_VERSION expansion in libexec/pyenv-version-name, libexec/pyenv-which, libexec/pyenv-prefix, libexec/pyenv-local, libexec/pyenv-global, libexec/pyenv-version, and libexec/pyenv-versions pathname-expands the value against the current directory, allowing a matching attacker-controlled file to silently select a different installed interpreter or version. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.0.

no explanation yet
0%
epss
none
CVE-2026-73412

CVE-2026-73412 - UNKNOWN Severity Vulnerability

Shescape is a simple shell escape library for JavaScript. Prior to 2.1.14 and 3.0.1, this impacts users of Shescape on Unix systems that explicitly configure shell to Zsh, or true when the default shell is Zsh, using the escape and escapeAll. The Zsh options EXTENDED_GLOB and MAGIC_EQUAL_SUBST exacerbate the problem. In certain case, an attacker can leverage home directory expansion and extended glob syntax to obtain lists of files and directories on the system. Depending on what the command does, this may be used to leak more information. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.14 and 3.0.1.

no explanation yet
0%
epss
4.3cvss
CVE-2026-49482

ClipBucket: SQL Wildcard Injection in Subtitle Edit Endpoint Allows Mass Subtitle Overwrite

ClipBucket v5 is an open source video sharing platform. Prior to version 5.5.3 - #141, ClipBucket v5 contains an improper neutralization of SQL wildcard characters in the subtitle editing endpoint. An authenticated user can send a % character as the number parameter to overwrite all subtitle titles of any video they own in a single HTTP request. This issue has been patched in version 5.5.3 - #141.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-155
Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Draft