CWE-78Base55 in KEV

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Stable in the CWE catalog · 3,701 CVEs mapped

3,701
CVEs mapped
55
In KEV
8.4
Median CVSS
What it is

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.

Recent examples
7.2cvss
CVE-2026-80127

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special…

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

HIGHno explanation yet
epss
6.5cvss
CVE-2026-78488

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special…

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to command execution.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
epss
8.4cvss
CVE-2026-19843

389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: command injection via unescaped ldap dn in cockpit 389 console ldap editor

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The Cockpit 389 Console's LDAP editor constructs an ldapsearch command by embedding an LDAP entry's distinguished name (DN) into a shell command string without proper escaping. An LDAP user with delegated privileges to create or rename directory entries could craft a malicious DN containing shell metacharacters. When a Cockpit administrator subsequently views the entry in the 389 Console, the embedded shell command executes with root privileges on the directory server host.

HIGHno explanation yet
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-78
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Stable
References (12)