CVE-2026-124077

validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.

GHSA-26mf-gqw6-894w ↗EUVD-2026-120399 ↗

check availableZero validated a working check for it.not proven exploitableZero has a detection check, but hasn't produced a full working exploit yet.
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Codec >= 1.22.0, < 1.23.0
fixed in 1.23.0, 87f6aa2818836998528ff4b0d1ea35545a800ee5
CWE-158 Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
ETK-2026-4008Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
+3h41mTTV
8mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
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0 = trigger signal
trigger signal (cve.org) +0hcheck available+3h41magent stopped
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description

Apache Commons Codec versions 1.22.0 through before 1.23.0 can generate colliding Git tree identifiers when processing tree entry names containing NUL characters. An attacker can cause distinct directory-tree representations to share a Git tree identifier or SWHID if the application accepts such names from external sources or passes them directly to the API.

mitigation

Upgrade commons-codec to version 1.23.0. Until upgraded, reject NUL characters in externally supplied tree entry names before constructing Git trees.

fixed in 1.23.0, 87f6aa2818836998528ff4b0d1ea35545a800ee5

check
available
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
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EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
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agent run time
8m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-11-09 20:10Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
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Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-11-09 20:10Z
    cve_org: trigger signal, started the run

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  "title": "NUL-byte validation flaw in Apache Commons Codec GitIdentifiers",
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published 2026-11-09 23:43Z
last change 2026-11-11 02:58Z

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