CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Description
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-108 · CAPEC-15 · CAPEC-43 · CAPEC-6 · CAPEC-88
CVEs mapped to this weakness (6,578)
page 182 of 329| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-46735 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Jun 25, 2026 | Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3, contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability,… | ||
| CVE-2026-49366 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 29, 2026 | In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.1.1 command injection was possible via filename completion | ||
| CVE-2025-41281 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | May 29, 2026 | Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in Waterfall WF-500 RX Host in version 7.9.1.0 R2502171040 that allows attackers with access to the TX Host to execute code on the RX Host when a… | ||
| CVE-2026-45322 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.02 | May 27, 2026 | Microsoft UFO open-source framework for intelligent automation across devices and platforms. Microsoft UFO tagged releases up to and including v3.0.0 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the shell action replay path. In affected releases, ShellReceiver.run_shell()… | ||
| CVE-2026-9560 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | May 26, 2026 | Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel | ||
| CVE-2026-8632 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.04 | May 20, 2026 | A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via operating system command injection. | ||
| CVE-2026-42290 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 13, 2026 | protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.2.1 and 2.0.2, pbts invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it through child_process.exec. File paths containing shell metacharacters could therefore be interpreted… | ||
| CVE-2026-45393 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 12, 2026 | A vulnerability chain in Cribl Edge for Windows before 4.17.1 allows a local authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Incorrect default permissions on the Windows installer's authentication directory (CWE-276) expose a cryptographic secret used for JWT… | ||
| CVE-2026-45391 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | May 12, 2026 | A command injection vulnerability in Cribl Edge for Linux versions 3.2.0 through 4.17.0 allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the Cribl Edge service account. | ||
| CVE-2025-67888 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.3 | 0.04 | May 8, 2026 | An issue was discovered in Control Web Panel (CWP) before 0.9.8.1209. User input passed via the "key" GET parameter to /admin/index.php (when the "api" parameter is set) is not properly sanitized before being used to execute OS commands. This can be exploited by unauthenticated… | ||
| CVE-2026-34937 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Apr 3, 2026 | PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 1.5.90, run_python() in praisonai constructs a shell command string by interpolating user-controlled code into python3 -c "" and passing it to subprocess.run(..., shell=True). The escaping logic only handles \ and… | ||
| CVE-2026-5485 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Apr 3, 2026 | OS command injection in the browser-based authentication component in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.0.5.1 on Linux might allow a threat actor to execute arbitrary code by using specially crafted connection parameters that are loaded by the driver during a local… | ||
| CVE-2026-30309 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 31, 2026 | InfCode's terminal auto-execution module contains a critical command filtering vulnerability that renders its blacklist security mechanism completely ineffective. The predefined blocklist fails to cover native high-risk commands in Windows PowerShell (such as powershell), and… | ||
| CVE-2025-63261 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 20, 2026 | AWStats 8.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the open function | ||
| CVE-2024-14026 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Mar 11, 2026 | A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If an attacker gains local network access who have also gained a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. We have already fixed the… | ||
| CVE-2024-56808 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Feb 11, 2026 | A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect Media Streaming add-on. If an attacker gains local network access who have also gained a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. We have already fixed the vulnerability in… | ||
| CVE-2026-0383 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Feb 3, 2026 | A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to access insecurely stored file contents including the history command. | ||
| CVE-2026-24763 | Hig | 0.51 | 8.8 | 0.05 | Feb 2, 2026 | OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices. Prior to 2026.1.29, a command injection vulnerability existed in OpenClaw’s Docker sandbox execution mechanism due to unsafe handling of the PATH environment variable when constructing shell… | ||
| CVE-2026-22277 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Jan 30, 2026 | Dell UnityVSA, version(s) 5.4 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command… | ||
| CVE-2026-21418 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Jan 30, 2026 | Dell Unity, version(s) 5.5.2 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command… |
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3, contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability,…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
In JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA before 2026.1.1 command injection was possible via filename completion
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in Waterfall WF-500 RX Host in version 7.9.1.0 R2502171040 that allows attackers with access to the TX Host to execute code on the RX Host when a…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.02
Microsoft UFO open-source framework for intelligent automation across devices and platforms. Microsoft UFO tagged releases up to and including v3.0.0 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the shell action replay path. In affected releases, ShellReceiver.run_shell()…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Privilege escalation via background service of OpenVPN Connect 3.5.1 through 3.8.1 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via local IPC channel
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.04
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software. This potential vulnerability may allow escalation of privileges and/or arbitrary code execution via operating system command injection.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.2.1 and 2.0.2, pbts invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it through child_process.exec. File paths containing shell metacharacters could therefore be interpreted…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A vulnerability chain in Cribl Edge for Windows before 4.17.1 allows a local authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Incorrect default permissions on the Windows installer's authentication directory (CWE-276) expose a cryptographic secret used for JWT…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
A command injection vulnerability in Cribl Edge for Linux versions 3.2.0 through 4.17.0 allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the Cribl Edge service account.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.3epss 0.04
An issue was discovered in Control Web Panel (CWP) before 0.9.8.1209. User input passed via the "key" GET parameter to /admin/index.php (when the "api" parameter is set) is not properly sanitized before being used to execute OS commands. This can be exploited by unauthenticated…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 1.5.90, run_python() in praisonai constructs a shell command string by interpolating user-controlled code into python3 -c "" and passing it to subprocess.run(..., shell=True). The escaping logic only handles \ and…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
OS command injection in the browser-based authentication component in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.0.5.1 on Linux might allow a threat actor to execute arbitrary code by using specially crafted connection parameters that are loaded by the driver during a local…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
InfCode's terminal auto-execution module contains a critical command filtering vulnerability that renders its blacklist security mechanism completely ineffective. The predefined blocklist fails to cover native high-risk commands in Windows PowerShell (such as powershell), and…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
AWStats 8.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the open function
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If an attacker gains local network access who have also gained a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. We have already fixed the…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect Media Streaming add-on. If an attacker gains local network access who have also gained a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. We have already fixed the vulnerability in…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A vulnerability in Brocade Fabric OS could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to access insecurely stored file contents including the history command.
- risk 0.51cvss 8.8epss 0.05
OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices. Prior to 2026.1.29, a command injection vulnerability existed in OpenClaw’s Docker sandbox execution mechanism due to unsafe handling of the PATH environment variable when constructing shell…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Dell UnityVSA, version(s) 5.4 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
Dell Unity, version(s) 5.5.2 and prior, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command…