The product does not properly handle input in which an inconsistency exists between two or more special characters or reserved words.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-168 and their average CVSS base score over time.
Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2023-36843HIGH
An Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements vulnerability in the Junos Services Framework (jsf) module of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated network bas | Oct 12, 2023 | 7.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-6245HIGH The Candid library causes a Denial of Service while
parsing a specially crafted payload with 'empty' data type. For example,
if the payload is `record { * ; empty }` and the cani | Dec 8, 2023 | 7.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-25620MEDIUM Tree Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing malformed input through the keyboard interface. Attack | Mar 23, 2026 | 6.2 | 20 | NO | NO |
Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.
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