Improper Control of Generation of Code
CWE-94
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
We track 2,468 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.8. 82 have been exploited in real attacks.
How this weakness is prevented
- Architecture and Design: Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.
- Architecture and Design: Run your code in a jail or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which code can be executed by your product. Examples include the Unix chroot jail and AppArmor. In general, managed code may provide some protection. This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of your application may still be subject to compromise. Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
- Testing: Use dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the product using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The product's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results.
- Operation: Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's -T switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
- Operation: Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's -T switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
Latest Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerabilities
- 8.8 High severity
litellm: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. From version 1.80.5 to before version 1.83.7, the POST /prompts/test endpoint accepted user-supplied prompt templates and rendered them without sandboxing. A crafted template
- 10.0 Critical severity
OpenLearnX: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
OpenLearnX is an open-source, decentralized learning and assessment platform. Prior to version 2.0.3, a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was identified in the OpenLearnX code execution environment, allowing sandbox escape and arbitrary command executi
- 7.8 High severity
GitPython: Improper Control of Generation of Code
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.49, GitConfigParser.set_value() passes values to Python's configparser without validating for newlines. GitPython's own _write() converts embedded newlines into indented
- 7.8 High severity
NotepadNext: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Notepad Next is a cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Prior to version 0.14, NotepadNext's detectLanguageFromExtension() function interpolates a file's extension directly into a Lua script without sanitization. An attacker can craft a filename whose
- 9.8 Critical severity
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130, G150…: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Hitachi Storage Navigator and the maintenance console in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130, G150, G350, G370, G700, G900, F350, F370, F700, F900, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E390, E590, E790, E990, E1090, E390H,
- 8.8 High severity
mathjs: Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
Math.js is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js. From version 13.1.0 to before version 15.2.0, arbitrary JavaScript can be executed via the expression parser of mathjs. This issue has been patched in version 15.2.0.
- 8.8 High severity
ASManager: Improper Control of Generation of Code
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Notification Settings on GeoVision GV-ASWeb 6.2.0. An authenticated user with System Setting permissions can execute arbitrary commands on the server by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to the ASWebCommon.srf
- 9.8 Critical severity
Erpnext: Improper Control of Generation of Code
ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). An attacker with permission to create or edit email templates can inject template expressions that are executed on the server when the template is rendered.
- 8.8 High severity
Frappe Framework (ERPNext): Improper Control of Generation of Code
Frappe Framework ERPNext 13.4.0 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability in RestrictedPython that allows authenticated users with System Manager role to execute arbitrary code by exploiting frame introspection. Attackers can create a server script via the /app/
- 9.8 Critical severity
nginx-ui: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.3.8, nginx-ui exposes a backup restore endpoint (POST /api/restore) that is completely unauthenticated during the first 10 minutes after process startup on any fresh installation. An
- 8.8 High severity
n8n: Improper Control of Generation of Code
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows containing a Python Code Node could escape the sandbox and achieve arbitrary code execution
- 9.6 Critical severity
notesnook: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Notesnook is a note-taking app focused on user privacy & ease of use. Prior to Notesnook Web/Desktop version 3.3.15 and prior to Notesnook iOS/Android version 3.3.20, a stored XSS vulnerability in the note export flow can be escalated to remote code execution
- 10.0 Critical severity
vm2: Improper Control of Generation of Code
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, SuppressedError allows attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0.
- 9.8 Critical severity
vm2: Improper Control of Generation of Code
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability through the inspect function. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on t
- 9.8 Critical severity
vm2: Improper Control of Generation of Code
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.10.5, the fix for CVE-2023-37466 is insufficient and can be circumvented allowing attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system.
- 9.8 Critical severity
vm2: Improper Control of Generation of Code
vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to version 3.11.0, VM2 suffers from a sandbox breakout vulnerability. This allows attackers to write code which can escape from the VM2 sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This issue ha
- 8.1 High severity
Apache Atlas: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Description: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Atlas Apache Atlas exposes a DSL search endpoint that accepts user-supplied query strings. Attacker can alter Gremlin traversal logic within grammar-allowed characte
- 7.2 High severity
SambaBox: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Profelis Information and Consulting Trade and Industry Limited Company SambaBox allows OS Command Injection. This issue affects SambaBox: from 5.1 before 5.3.
- 7.3 High severity
Pixera Two Media Server: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
A flaw has been found in AV Stumpfl Pixera Two Media Server up to 25.2 R2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Websocket API. This manipulation causes code injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be
- 8.8 High severity
Widget Options – Advanced Conditional…: Improper Control of Generation of Code
The Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.2 via the Display Logic feature. This is due to the plugin using e
- 9.8 Critical severity
Bitwarden CLI: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Bitwarden CLI 2026.4.0 from 2026-04-22T21:57Z to 2026-04-22T23:30Z, when obtained from npm, had embedded malicious code. This is related to a Checkmarx supply chain incident.
- 8.8 High severity
Langflow Desktop: Improper Control of Generation of Code
IBM Langflow Desktop 1.0.0 through 1.8.4 Langflow allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the process running Langflow. This allows reading sensitive environment variables (API keys, DB credentials), modifying files, or launchin
- 7.8 High severity
Qt: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Insufficient validation of node IDs in Qt SVG module allows arbitrary QML/JavaScript code injection when loading malicious SVG files through the VectorImage component in Qt Quick. While QML execution is typically more restricted than native code execution, thi
- 8.8 High severity
Cockpit CMS: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Cockpit CMS contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the /cockpit/collections/save_collection endpoint that allows authenticated attackers with collection management privileges to inject arbitrary PHP code into collection rules paramete
- 8.8 High severity
AgentFlow: Improper Control of Generation of Code
AgentFlow contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute local Python pipeline files by supplying a user-controlled pipeline_path parameter to the POST /api/runs and POST /api/runs/validate endpoints. Attackers can induce r
- 8.1 High severity
OpenCATS: Improper Control of Generation of Code
OpenCATS prior to commit 3002a29 contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in the installer AJAX endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP statements into the databaseConnectivity action parameter. Attackers ca
- 8.6 High severity
Spring AI: Improper Control of Generation of Code
In Spring AI, various FilterExpressionConverter implementations accept a filter expression object and translate them to specific vector store query languages. In several cases, keys and values are not properly escaped, leading to the ability to alter the query
- 7.2 High severity
QnABot on AWS: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Improper use of the static-eval npm package in the open source solution qnabot-on-aws versions 7.2.4 and earlier may allow an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary code within the fulfillment Lambda execution context by injecting a crafted condition
- 9.8 Critical severity
simple-git: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Versions of the package simple-git before 3.36.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to an incomplete fix for [CVE-2022-25912](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-3112221) that blocks the -c option but not the equivalent --config form
- 7.4 High severity
skim: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Skim is a fuzzy finder designed to through files, lines, and commands. The generate-files job in .github/workflows/pr.yml checks out attacker-controlled fork code and executes it via cargo run, with access to SKIM_RS_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY and GITHUB_TOKEN (contents:
- 7.2 High severity
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')…
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All. An authenticated attacker can use the admin web console page to construct a malicious broker nam
- 8.8 High severity
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')…
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ. An authenticated attacker may bypass the fix in CVE-2026-34197 by adding a connector using an HT
- 8.8 High severity
Flowise: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Flowise is a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. Prior to 3.1.0, there is a remote code execution vulnerability in AirtableAgent.ts caused by lack of input verification when using Pandas. The user’s input is directly app
- 8.8 High severity
Flowise: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Flowise is a drag & drop user interface to build a customized large language model flow. Prior to 3.1.0, The CSVAgent allows providing a custom Pandas CSV read code. Due to lack of sanitization, an attacker can provide a command injection payload that will get
- 8.1 High severity
contour: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Contour is a Kubernetes ingress controller using Envoy proxy. From v1.19.0 to before v1.33.4, v1.32.5, and v1.31.6, Contour's Cookie Rewriting feature is vulnerable to Lua code injection. An attacker with RBAC permissions to create or modify HTTPProxy resource
- 9.9 Critical severity
FunnelFormsPro: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Funnelforms LLC FunnelFormsPro allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects FunnelFormsPro: from n/a through 3.8.1.
- 9.8 Critical severity
h2oai/h2o-3: Improper Control of Generation of Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability exists in the unauthenticated REST API endpoint /99/ImportSQLTable in H2O-3 version 3.46.0.9 and prior. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient security controls in the parameter blacklist mechanism, which on
- 9.1 Critical severity
froxlor: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Froxlor is open source server administration software. Prior to version 2.3.6, `PhpHelper::parseArrayToString()` writes string values into single-quoted PHP string literals without escaping single quotes. When an admin with `change_serversettings` permission a
- 10.0 Critical severity
luanti: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Luanti (formerly Minetest) is an open source voxel game-creation platform. Starting in version 5.0.0 and prior to version 5.15.2, a malicious mod can trivially escape the sandboxed Lua environment to execute arbitrary code and gain full filesystem access on th
- 9.8 Critical severity
rclone: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Starting in version 1.48.0 and prior to version 1.73.5, the RC endpoint `operations/fsinfo` is exposed without `AuthRequired: true` and accepts attack