diff --git a/src/ext2fs/com_err.h b/src/ext2fs/com_err.h
index 2ef67d11..2e71403f 100644
--- a/src/ext2fs/com_err.h
+++ b/src/ext2fs/com_err.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ struct error_table {
 struct et_list;
 
 /* For use with Rufus */
-extern void _uprintf(const char *format, ...);
+extern void uprintf(const char *format, ...);
 #define VA_ARGS(...) , ##__VA_ARGS__
-#define com_err(src, err, fmt, ...) _uprintf("%s: [%08X] " # fmt, src?src:"ext2fs", err - EXT2_ET_BASE VA_ARGS(__VA_ARGS__))
+#define com_err(src, err, fmt, ...) uprintf("%s: [%08X] " # fmt, src?src:"ext2fs", err - EXT2_ET_BASE VA_ARGS(__VA_ARGS__))
 
 extern char const *error_message (long);
 extern void (*com_err_hook) (const char *, long, const char *, va_list);
diff --git a/src/format.c b/src/format.c
index 83f55a64..3ac1a1ca 100644
--- a/src/format.c
+++ b/src/format.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ static BOOL WriteDrive(HANDLE hPhysicalDrive, BOOL bZeroDrive)
 		}
 		assert((uintptr_t)sec_buf % SelectedDrive.SectorSize == 0);
 		sec_buf_pos = 0;
-		bled_init(_uprintf, NULL, sector_write, update_progress, NULL, &FormatStatus);
+		bled_init(uprintf, NULL, sector_write, update_progress, NULL, &FormatStatus);
 		bled_ret = bled_uncompress_with_handles(hSourceImage, hPhysicalDrive, img_report.compression_type);
 		bled_exit();
 		uprintfs("\r\n");
diff --git a/src/localization.c b/src/localization.c
index e8ac2a9e..e247ecb2 100644
--- a/src/localization.c
+++ b/src/localization.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ void PrintStatusInfo(BOOL info, BOOL debug, unsigned int duration, int msg_id, .
 	va_start(args, msg_id);
 	safe_vsnprintf(msg_cur, MSG_LEN, format, args);
 	va_end(args);
-	msg_cur[MSG_LEN-1] = '\0';
+	msg_cur[MSG_LEN - 1] = '\0';
 
 	if ((duration != 0) || (!bStatusTimerArmed))
 		OutputMessage(info, msg_cur);
@@ -534,8 +534,9 @@ void PrintStatusInfo(BOOL info, BOOL debug, unsigned int duration, int msg_id, .
 		va_start(args, msg_id);
 		safe_vsnprintf(buf, MSG_LEN, format, args);
 		va_end(args);
-		buf[MSG_LEN-1] = '\0';
-		uprintf(buf);
+		buf[MSG_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+		// buf may(?) containt a '%' so don't feed it as a naked format string
+		uprintf("%s", buf);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index bb903ac8..1ad8412f 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static DWORD WINAPI DownloadISOThread(LPVOID param)
 		free(sig);
 		uprintf("Download signature is valid ✓");
 		uncompressed_size = *((uint64_t*)&compressed[5]);
-		if ((uncompressed_size < 1 * MB) && (bled_init(_uprintf, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &FormatStatus) >= 0)) {
+		if ((uncompressed_size < 1 * MB) && (bled_init(uprintf, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &FormatStatus) >= 0)) {
 			fido_script = malloc((size_t)uncompressed_size);
 			size = bled_uncompress_from_buffer_to_buffer(compressed, dwCompressedSize, fido_script, (size_t)uncompressed_size, BLED_COMPRESSION_LZMA);
 			bled_exit();
diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c
index c6845197..4891c20f 100644
--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ static DWORD WINAPI SearchProcessThread(LPVOID param)
 			// If we're switching process and found a match, print it
 			if (bFound) {
 				static_sprintf (tmp, "● [%06u] %s (%s)", (uint32_t)pid[cur_pid], cmdline, access_rights_str[access_rights & 0x7]);
-				vuprintf(tmp);
+				// tmp may contain a '%' so don't feed it as a naked format string
+				vuprintf("%s", tmp);
 				StrArrayAdd(&BlockingProcess, tmp, TRUE);
 				bFound = FALSE;
 				access_rights = 0;
diff --git a/src/rufus.c b/src/rufus.c
index cbc177b9..007817be 100755
--- a/src/rufus.c
+++ b/src/rufus.c
@@ -2255,7 +2255,8 @@ DWORD CheckDriveAccess(DWORD dwTimeOut, BOOL bPrompt)
 			proceed = FALSE;
 			uprintf("Found potentially blocking process(es) against %s:", &PhysicalPath[4]);
 			for (j = 0; j < BlockingProcess.Index; j++)
-				uprintf(BlockingProcess.String[j]);
+				// BlockingProcess.String[j] may contain a '%' so don't feed it as a naked format string
+				uprintf("%s", BlockingProcess.String[j]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2275,7 +2276,8 @@ DWORD CheckDriveAccess(DWORD dwTimeOut, BOOL bPrompt)
 				proceed = FALSE;
 				uprintf("Found potentially blocking process(es) against %s", drive_name);
 				for (j = 0; j < BlockingProcess.Index; j++)
-					uprintf(BlockingProcess.String[j]);
+					// BlockingProcess.String[j] may contain a '%' so don't feed it as a naked format string
+					uprintf("%s", BlockingProcess.String[j]);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -3547,7 +3549,8 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine
 			if (list_params) {
 				uprintf("Command line arguments:");
 				for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
-					uprintf(argv[i]);
+					// argv[i] may contain a '%' so don't feed it as a naked format string.
+					uprintf("%s", argv[i]);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/rufus.h b/src/rufus.h
index fa8455a9..8a9a0381 100644
--- a/src/rufus.h
+++ b/src/rufus.h
@@ -172,20 +172,18 @@ static __inline void static_repchr(char* p, char s, char r) {
 #define to_unix_path(str) static_repchr(str, '\\', '/')
 #define to_windows_path(str) static_repchr(str, '/', '\\')
 
-extern void _uprintf(const char *format, ...);
-extern void _uprintfs(const char *str);
-#define uprintf(...) _uprintf(__VA_ARGS__)
-#define uprintfs(s) _uprintfs(s)
-#define vuprintf(...) do { if (verbose) _uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
-#define vvuprintf(...) do { if (verbose > 1) _uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
-#define suprintf(...) do { if (!bSilent) _uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
-#define uuprintf(...) do { if (usb_debug) _uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+extern void uprintf(const char *format, ...);
+extern void uprintfs(const char *str);
+#define vuprintf(...) do { if (verbose) uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+#define vvuprintf(...) do { if (verbose > 1) uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+#define suprintf(...) do { if (!bSilent) uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+#define uuprintf(...) do { if (usb_debug) uprintf(__VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
 #define ubprintf(...) do { safe_sprintf(&ubuffer[ubuffer_pos], UBUFFER_SIZE - ubuffer_pos - 4, __VA_ARGS__); \
 	ubuffer_pos = strlen(ubuffer); ubuffer[ubuffer_pos++] = '\r'; ubuffer[ubuffer_pos++] = '\n'; \
 	ubuffer[ubuffer_pos] = 0; } while(0)
 #define ubflush() do { if (ubuffer_pos) uprintf("%s", ubuffer); ubuffer_pos = 0; } while(0)
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-#define duprintf(...) _uprintf(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define duprintf uprintf
 #else
 #define duprintf(...)
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rufus.rc b/src/rufus.rc
index 39e3e2eb..e8972c71 100644
--- a/src/rufus.rc
+++ b/src/rufus.rc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 12, 12, 232, 326
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_CENTER | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 EXSTYLE WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES
-CAPTION "Rufus 3.23.2025"
+CAPTION "Rufus 3.23.2026"
 FONT 9, "Segoe UI Symbol", 400, 0, 0x0
 BEGIN
     LTEXT           "Drive Properties",IDS_DRIVE_PROPERTIES_TXT,8,6,53,12,NOT WS_GROUP
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 3,23,2025,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 3,23,2025,0
+ FILEVERSION 3,23,2026,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 3,23,2026,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -411,13 +411,13 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "Comments", "https://rufus.ie"
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Akeo Consulting"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "3.23.2025"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "3.23.2026"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Rufus"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2011-2023 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "rufus-3.23.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "3.23.2025"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "3.23.2026"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/src/stdfn.c b/src/stdfn.c
index 96a8b239..dcf031a4 100644
--- a/src/stdfn.c
+++ b/src/stdfn.c
@@ -762,8 +762,8 @@ DWORD RunCommand(const char* cmd, const char* dir, BOOL log)
 					output = malloc(dwAvail + 1);
 					if ((output != NULL) && (ReadFile(hOutputRead, output, dwAvail, &dwRead, NULL)) && (dwRead != 0)) {
 						output[dwAvail] = 0;
-						// coverity[tainted_string]
-						uprintf(output);
+						// output may contain a '%' so don't feed it as a naked format string
+						uprintf("%s", output);
 					}
 					free(output);
 				}
diff --git a/src/stdio.c b/src/stdio.c
index a9df73a4..9da2f875 100644
--- a/src/stdio.c
+++ b/src/stdio.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
  * Rufus: The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
  * Standard User I/O Routines (logging, status, error, etc.)
+ * Copyright © 2011-2023 Pete Batard <pete@akeo.ie>
  * Copyright © 2020 Mattiwatti <mattiwatti@gmail.com>
- * Copyright © 2011-2021 Pete Batard <pete@akeo.ie>
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ HWND hStatus;
 size_t ubuffer_pos = 0;
 char ubuffer[UBUFFER_SIZE];	// Buffer for ubpushf() messages we don't log right away
 
-void _uprintf(const char *format, ...)
+void uprintf(const char *format, ...)
 {
 	static char buf[4096];
 	char* p = buf;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void _uprintf(const char *format, ...)
 	free(wbuf);
 }
 
-void _uprintfs(const char* str)
+void uprintfs(const char* str)
 {
 	wchar_t* wstr;
 	wstr = utf8_to_wchar(str);
diff --git a/src/vhd.c b/src/vhd.c
index f0310813..93d85dc2 100644
--- a/src/vhd.c
+++ b/src/vhd.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static BOOL IsCompressedBootableImage(const char* path)
 			if (buf == NULL)
 				return FALSE;
 			FormatStatus = 0;
-			bled_init(_uprintf, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &FormatStatus);
+			bled_init(uprintf, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &FormatStatus);
 			dc = bled_uncompress_to_buffer(path, (char*)buf, MBR_SIZE, file_assoc[i].type);
 			bled_exit();
 			if (dc != MBR_SIZE) {
diff --git a/src/wue.c b/src/wue.c
index d22d9d1f..3d6bd7e9 100644
--- a/src/wue.c
+++ b/src/wue.c
@@ -673,6 +673,8 @@ BOOL SetupWinToGo(DWORD DriveIndex, const char* drive_name, BOOL use_esp)
 	static_sprintf(cmd, "%s\\bcdboot.exe %s\\Windows /v /f %s /s %s", sysnative_dir, drive_name,
 		HAS_BOOTMGR_BIOS(img_report) ? (HAS_BOOTMGR_EFI(img_report) ? "ALL" : "BIOS") : "UEFI",
 		(use_esp) ? ms_efi : drive_name);
+	// I don't believe we can ever have a stray '%' in cmd, but just in case...
+	assert(strchr(cmd, '%') == NULL);
 	uprintf(cmd);
 	if (RunCommand(cmd, sysnative_dir, usb_debug) != 0) {
 		// Try to continue... but report a failure
@@ -698,6 +700,7 @@ BOOL SetupWinToGo(DWORD DriveIndex, const char* drive_name, BOOL use_esp)
 	uprintf("Disabling use of the Windows Recovery Environment using command:");
 	static_sprintf(cmd, "%s\\bcdedit.exe /store %s\\EFI\\Microsoft\\Boot\\BCD /set {default} recoveryenabled no",
 		sysnative_dir, (use_esp) ? ms_efi : drive_name);
+	assert(strchr(cmd, '%') == NULL);
 	uprintf(cmd);
 	RunCommand(cmd, sysnative_dir, usb_debug);