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CWE-78

5,947 CVEs • Abstraction: Base • Likelihood of Exploit: High

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('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 when it is sent to a downstream component.

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CVEs (5,947)

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3Mandrakesoft
MitRedhat
4Kerberos Ftp Client
LinuxMandrake Linux+1 more
Apr 16, 2026
Feb 19, 2003
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
10.0 HIGH· v2
Kerberos FTP client allows remote FTP sites to execute arbitrary code via a pipe (|) character in a filename that is retrieved by the client.
1Apple
1Terminal
Apr 16, 2026
Dec 31, 2002
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.
1Jelsoft
1Vbulletin
Apr 16, 2026
Dec 31, 2002
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
calendar.php in vBulletin before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the command parameter.
1Apache
1Http Server
Apr 16, 2026
Mar 21, 2002
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
Apache for Win32 before 1.3.24, and 2.0.x before 2.0.34-beta, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (a | pipe character) provided as arguments to batch (.bat) or .cmd scripts, whi...Show more
Apache for Win32 before 1.3.24, and 2.0.x before 2.0.34-beta, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (a | pipe character) provided as arguments to batch (.bat) or .cmd scripts, which are sent unfiltered to the shell interpreter, typically cmd.exe.Show less
1Sun
1Sunos
Apr 16, 2026
Dec 31, 2001
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
10.0 HIGH· v2
lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control file that is not properly handled when lpd invokes a mail program. NOTE: this mi...Show more
lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control file that is not properly handled when lpd invokes a mail program. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2000-1220.Show less
6Bsdi
CalderaIsc+3 more
7Bsd Os
Goah IntrasvGoah Networksv+4 more
Apr 16, 2026
Dec 4, 1996
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
10.0 HIGH· v2
Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.
2Apache
Ncsa
2Http Server
Ncsa Httpd
Apr 16, 2026
Mar 20, 1996
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
10.0 HIGH· v2
phf CGI program allows remote command execution through shell metacharacters.