CWE-78
Overview
- CWE ID
- 78
- CWE Name
- Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Stable
Description
The software 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 downst