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CWE-78

6,175 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 (6,175)

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1Apple
1Quicktime
Apr 23, 2026
Oct 4, 2007
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
9.3 HIGH· v2
Argument injection vulnerability in Apple QuickTime 7.2 for Windows XP SP2 and Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a URL in the qtnext field in a crafted QTL file. NOTE: this issue may be rel...Show more
Argument injection vulnerability in Apple QuickTime 7.2 for Windows XP SP2 and Vista allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a URL in the qtnext field in a crafted QTL file. NOTE: this issue may be related to CVE-2006-4965 or CVE-2007-5045.Show less
1Microsoft
1Visual Studio
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 14, 2007
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
A certain ActiveX control in PDWizard.ocx 6.0.0.9782 and earlier in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 exposes dangerous (1) StartProcess, (2) SyncShell, (3) SaveAs, (4) CABDefaultURL, (5) CABFileName, and (6) CABRunFile method...Show more
A certain ActiveX control in PDWizard.ocx 6.0.0.9782 and earlier in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 exposes dangerous (1) StartProcess, (2) SyncShell, (3) SaveAs, (4) CABDefaultURL, (5) CABFileName, and (6) CABRunFile methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs and have other impacts, as demonstrated using absolute pathnames in arguments to StartProcess and SyncShell.Show less
1Clam Anti Virus
1Clamav
Apr 23, 2026
Aug 28, 2007
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.6 HIGH· v2
clamav-milter in ClamAV before 0.91.2, when run in black hole mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are used in a certain popen call, involving the "recipient field of...Show more
clamav-milter in ClamAV before 0.91.2, when run in black hole mode, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are used in a certain popen call, involving the "recipient field of sendmail."Show less
2Microsoft
Mozilla
2Firefox
Internet Explorer
Apr 23, 2026
Jul 27, 2007
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 and 3.0alpha allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a NULL byte (%00) and shell metacharacters in a (1) mailto, (2) nntp, (3) news,...Show more
Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 and 3.0alpha allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a NULL byte (%00) and shell metacharacters in a (1) mailto, (2) nntp, (3) news, (4) snews, or (5) telnet URI, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.Show less
1Xerox
1Workcentre
Apr 23, 2026
Dec 10, 2006
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
The Web User Interface in Xerox WorkCentre and WorkCentre Pro before 12.060.17.000, 13.x before 13.060.17.000, and 14.x before 14.060.17.000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors i...Show more
The Web User Interface in Xerox WorkCentre and WorkCentre Pro before 12.060.17.000, 13.x before 13.060.17.000, and 14.x before 14.060.17.000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors involving "command injection" in (1) the TCP/IP hostname, (2) Scan-to-mailbox folder names, and (3) certain parameters in the Microsoft Networking configuration. NOTE: vector 1 might be the same as CVE-2006-5290.Show less
1Etomite
1Etomite
Apr 16, 2026
Jan 20, 2006
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
Etomite Content Management System 0.6, and possibly earlier versions, when downloaded from the web site in January 2006 after January 10, contains a back door in manager/includes/todo.inc.php, which allows remote attacke...Show more
Etomite Content Management System 0.6, and possibly earlier versions, when downloaded from the web site in January 2006 after January 10, contains a back door in manager/includes/todo.inc.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the "cij" parameter.Show less
1Vim Development Group
1Vim
Apr 16, 2026
Jul 26, 2005
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
9.3 HIGH· v2
vim 6.3 before 6.3.082, with modelines enabled, allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) glob or (2) expand commands of a foldexpr expression for calculati...Show more
vim 6.3 before 6.3.082, with modelines enabled, allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) glob or (2) expand commands of a foldexpr expression for calculating fold levels.Show less
1Netbilling
1Netbilling
Apr 16, 2026
Dec 31, 2004
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
nbmember.cgi in Netbilling 2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the cmd=test option, which can be leveraged to determine the access key.
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.