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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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-02 13:32 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway Affected: 0 , < 15.0.3 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:seppmail:seppmail_secure_email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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