Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78: OS Command Injection
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 before it is sent to a downstream component.
How to prevent it (8 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design
If at all possible, use library calls rather than external processes to recreate the desired functionality.
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Run the code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
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Architecture and Design
For any data that will be used to generate a command to be executed, keep as much of that data out of external control as possible. For example, in web applications, this may require storing the data locally in the session's state instead of sending it out to the client in a hidden form field.
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Architecture and Design
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
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Architecture and Design
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
For example, consider using the ESAPI Encoding control [REF-45] or a similar tool, library, or framework. These will help the programmer encode outputs in a manner less prone to error.
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Implementation
While it is risky to use dynamically-generated query strings, code, or commands that mix control and data together, sometimes it may be unavoidable. Properly quote arguments and escape any special characters within those arguments. The most conservative approach is to escape or filter all characters that do not pass an extremely strict allowlist (such as everything that is not alphanumeric or white space). If some special characters are still needed, such as white space, wrap each argument in quotes after the escaping/filtering step. Be careful of argument injection (CWE-88).
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Implementation
If the program to be executed allows arguments to be specified within an input file or from standard input, then consider using that mode to pass arguments instead of the command line.
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Architecture and Design
If available, use structured mechanisms that automatically enforce the separation between data and code. These mechanisms may be able to provide the relevant quoting, encoding, and validation automatically, instead of relying on the developer to provide this capability at every point where output is generated.
Some languages offer multiple functions that can be used to invoke commands. Where possible, identify any function that invokes a command shell using a single string, and replace it with a function that requires individual arguments. These functions typically perform appropriate quoting and filtering of arguments. For example, in C, the system() function accepts a string that contains the entire command to be executed, whereas execl(), execve(), and others require an array of strings, one for each argument. In Windows, CreateProcess() only accepts one command at a time. In Perl, if system() is provided with an array of arguments, then it will quote each of the arguments.
Source: MITRE CWE-78
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High 8.1
simple-git has Command Execution via Option-Parsing Bypass
simple-git enables running native Git commands from JavaScript. Versions up to and including 3.31.1 allow execution of arbitrary commands through Git option manipulation, bypassing safety checks meant to block dangerous options like -u and --upload-pack. The …
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High 7.5
OS Command Injection in Event Response Execution
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability allows OS Command Injection via Event Response execution. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 777 through 800
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High 8.7
OS Command Injection in WebServerModuleDebug via Blacklist Bypass leads to Remote Code Execution
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability allows OS Command Injection via WebServerModuleDebug. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 777 through 800
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High 8.7
OS Command Injection in Network Report leads to Remote Code Execution
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command vulnerability allows OS Command Injection via Network Report. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 777 through 800
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High 8.5
LibreNMS is Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution by Arbitrary File Write
LibreNMS versions before 26.3.0 are affected by an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability by abusing the Binary Locations config and the Netcommand feature. Successful exploitation requires administrative privileges. Exploitation could result in co…
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High 7.3
Totolink N300RH upgrade.so setUpgradeUboot os command injection
A flaw has been found in Totolink N300RH 6.1c.1353_B20190305. Affected is the function setUpgradeUboot of the file upgrade.so. This manipulation of the argument FileName causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The explo…
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High 7.3
chatboxai chatbox Model Context Protocol Server Management System ipc-stdio-transport.ts StdioClientTransport os command injection
A flaw has been found in chatboxai chatbox up to 1.20.0. This impacts the function StdioClientTransport of the file src/main/mcp/ipc-stdio-transport.ts of the component Model Context Protocol Server Management System. Executing a manipulation of the argument …
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High 7.5
ChargePoint Home Flex revssh Service Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ChargePoint Home Flex revssh Service Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of ChargePoint Home Flex devices. Authentication is not requir…
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High 7.3
FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Bash.run os command injection
A vulnerability was determined in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. The affected element is the function Bash.run in the library metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py. This manipulation causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remote…
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High 7.3
FoundationAgents MetaGPT common.py get_mime_type os command injection
A vulnerability was found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. Impacted is the function get_mime_type of the file metagpt/utils/common.py. The manipulation results in os command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made pub…
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High 7.3
FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Terminal.run_command os command injection
A vulnerability has been found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This issue affects the function Terminal.run_command in the library metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py. The manipulation leads to os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is po…
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High 7.2
D-Link DIR-882 HNAP1 SetNetworkSettings prog.cgi sprintf os command injection
A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-882 1.01B02. Impacted is the function sprintf of the file prog.cgi of the component HNAP1 SetNetworkSettings Handler. The manipulation of the argument IPAddress results in os command injection. The attack may be perform…
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High 7.8
UAC < 3.3.0-rc1 Command Injection via Placeholder Substitution
UAC (Unix-like Artifacts Collector) before 3.3.0-rc1 contains a command injection vulnerability in the placeholder substitution and command execution pipeline where the _run_command() function passes constructed command strings directly to eval without proper…
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High 7.8
parseusbs < 1.9 Command Injection via Volume Path Argument
parseusbs before 1.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability where the volume listing path argument (-v flag) is passed unsanitized into an os.popen() shell command with ls, allowing arbitrary command injection via crafted volume path arguments contain…
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High 7.8
parseusbs < 1.9 Command Injection via Crafted LNK Filename
parseusbs before 1.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in parseUSBs.py where LNK file paths are passed unsanitized into an os.popen() shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution via crafted .lnk filenames containing shell metacharacters. …
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High 7.3
idachev mcp-javadc HTTP os command injection
A vulnerability was identified in idachev mcp-javadc up to 1.2.4. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTTP Interface. Such manipulation of the argument jarFilePath leads to os command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The e…
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High 8.5
OS Command Injection Vulnerability in dnsmasq Module in TP-Link AX53
An OS command injection vulnerability in the dnsmasq module of TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted configuration file is processed due to insufficient input validation. Successf…
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High 8.5
OS Command Injection Vulnerability in OpenVPN Module in TP-Link AX53
An OS command injection vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to execute system commands when a specially crafted configuration file is processed due to insufficient input validation. Success…
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High 7.8
Fleet Affected by Local Privilege Escalation via Tcl Command Injection in Orbit
Fleet is open source device management software. Prior to 4.81.1, the Orbit agent's FileVault disk encryption key rotation flow on collects a local user's password via a GUI dialog and interpolates it directly into a Tcl/expect script executed via exec.Comman…
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High 8.2
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in coolercontrold
Command injection in alerts in CoolerControl/coolercontrold <4.0.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via injected bash commands in alert names
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High 7.3
suvarchal docker-mcp-server HTTP index.ts pull_image os command injection
A weakness has been identified in suvarchal docker-mcp-server up to 0.1.0. The impacted element is the function stop_container/remove_container/pull_image of the file src/index.ts of the component HTTP Interface. This manipulation causes os command injection.…
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High 7.5CVE-2026-35585 Public exploit
File Browser has a Command Injection via Hook Runner
File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. From 2.0.0 until 2.33.8, the hook system in File Browser — which executes administrator-defined shell commands on file eve…
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High 7.2
Emissary has a Command Injection via PLACE_NAME Configuration in Executrix
Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. Prior to 8.39.0, the Executrix utility class constructed shell commands by concatenating configuration-derived values — including the PLACE_NAME parameter — with insufficient sanitization. Only spaces were …
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High 8.8
Pi-hole FTL affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) via dhcp.hosts Newline Injection
FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the DHCP hosts configuration parameter (dhcp.host…
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High 8.8
Pi-hole FTL affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) via dhcp.leaseTime Newline Injection
FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the DHCP lease time configuration parameter (dhcp…
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High 8.8
Pi-hole FTL affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) via dns.hostRecord Newline Injection
FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the DNS host record configuration parameter (dns.…
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High 8.8
Pi-hole FTL affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) via dns.cnameRecords Newline Injection
FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the DNS CNAME records configuration parameter (dn…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-35517 Public exploit
Pi-hole FTL affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) via dns.upstreams Newline Injection
FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the upstream DNS servers configuration parameter …
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High 8.0
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Nokia MantaRay NM
Nokia MantaRay NM is vulnerable to an OS command injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Symptom Collector application.
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High 8.8
pyLoad has Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. In 0.5.0b3.dev96 and earlier, the ADMIN_ONLY_OPTIONS protection mechanism restricts security-critical configuration values (reconnect scripts, SSL certs, proxy credentials) to admin-only acc…
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High 8.8
Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Authenticated users could perform RCE via Jolokia MBeans
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ. Apache ActiveMQ Classic exposes the Jolokia JMX-HTTP bridge at /api/jolokia/ on the web console. The default Jolokia…
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High 7.3
Totolink A7100RU cstecgi.cgi setGameSpeedCfg os command injection
A vulnerability was found in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. This impacts the function setGameSpeedCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument enable results in os command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. T…
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High 7.3
Totolink A7100RU cstecgi.cgi setFirewallType os command injection
A vulnerability has been found in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. This affects the function setFirewallType of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument firewallType leads to os command injection. The attack is possible to be carr…
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High 7.3
Totolink A7100RU cstecgi.cgi setRemoteCfg os command injection
A flaw has been found in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. The impacted element is the function setRemoteCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Executing a manipulation of the argument enable can lead to os command injection. The attack can be executed re…
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High 7.3
Totolink A7100RU cstecgi.cgi setNtpCfg os command injection
A vulnerability was detected in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. The affected element is the function setNtpCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument tz results in os command injection. Remote exploitation of the at…
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High 7.3
Totolink A7100RU cstecgi.cgi setDdnsCfg os command injection
A security vulnerability has been detected in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. Impacted is the function setDdnsCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument provider leads to os command injection. The attack may be launched rem…
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High 8.8
AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) FileBrowser Command Injection
Unsanitized input in the FileBrowser API in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) version 2024.10 through 2025.12.01 might allow a remote authenticated actor to execute arbitrary commands on the cluster-manager EC2 instance via crafted input when using th…
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High 8.8
Command Injection via Virtual Desktop Session Name in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES)
Unsanitized input in an OS command in the virtual desktop session name handling in AWS Research and Engineering Studio (RES) version 2025.03 through 2025.12.01 might allow a remote authenticated actor to execute arbitrary commands as root on the virtual deskt…
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High 7.3
Totolink A7100RU cstecgi.cgi setScheduleCfg os command injection
A weakness has been identified in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. The affected element is the function setScheduleCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Executing a manipulation of the argument mode can lead to os command injection. The attack may be la…
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High 7.3
Totolink A7100RU cstecgi.cgi CsteSystem os command injection
A security flaw has been discovered in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. Impacted is the function CsteSystem of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument resetFlags results in os command injection. The attack may be initiat…