CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection), page 5
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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.
What the weakness is: CWE-78 at MITRE
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