CWE · MITRE source
CWE-114Process Control
Executing commands or loading libraries from an untrusted source or in an untrusted environment can cause an application to execute malicious commands (and payloads) on behalf of an attacker.
Process control vulnerabilities of the first type occur when either data enters the application from an untrusted source and the data is used as part of a string representing a command that is executed by the application. By executing the command, the application gives an attacker a privilege or capability that the attacker would not otherwise have.
Last updated: 15 October 2026 14:21 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: mostly · 6 mapping(s) from 4 framework(s): STIG oracle linux 8 3 (mostly) · STIG windows 10 1 (partial) · STIG windows server 2016 1 (partial) · STIG windows server 2019 1 (partial)
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
This weakness contributes to A05:2025 Injection.
NIST 800-53 r5 controls PROPOSED for this weakness (0)AI-assisted
These are model PROPOSALS, not graded mappings. They come
from controls_to_cwe_proposals, which carries no grade field at
all; across the CWE pages 1,540 of 1,722 such associations (89%) have never
been graded by anything. The heading said “address” until
2026-09-29, which asserted a relationship the data does not carry.
Graded cross-walks are on the framework map, not here.
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No NIST controls proposed yet. | |||
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2022-23748 KEV UPD | 8.5 | 7.8 | 0.0833 | 2022-11-17 |
CVE-2024-56346 UPD | 7.6 | 10.0 | 0.0113 | 2025-03-18 |
CVE-2025-36250 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 0.0067 | 2025-11-13 |
CVE-2026-92939 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 0.0062 | 2026-09-17 |
CVE-2024-56347 UPD | 6.9 | 9.6 | 0.0092 | 2025-03-18 |
CVE-2025-36251 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 0.0054 | 2025-11-13 |
CVE-2025-1950 UPD | 6.3 | 9.3 | 0.0020 | 2025-04-22 |
CVE-2026-29046 UPD | 6.3 | 8.2 | 0.0058 | 2026-03-06 |
CVE-2024-25021 UPD | 6.2 | 8.4 | 0.0027 | 2024-02-22 |
CVE-2025-0160 UPD | 6.2 | 8.1 | 0.0052 | 2025-02-28 |
CVE-2019-8461 UPD | 6.1 | 7.8 | 0.0112 | 2019-08-29 |
CVE-2024-32004 UPD | 6.0 | 8.1 | 0.0135 | 2024-05-14 |
CVE-2020-11075 UPD | 5.9 | 7.7 | 0.0184 | 2020-05-27 |
CVE-2023-40299 UPD | 5.8 | 7.8 | 0.0043 | 2023-10-04 |
CVE-2020-6024 UPD | 5.7 | 7.8 | 0.0027 | 2021-01-20 |
CVE-2020-8107 UPD | 5.7 | 8.2 | 0.0032 | 2022-02-18 |
CVE-2023-4487 UPD | 5.7 | 7.8 | 0.0020 | 2023-09-05 |
CVE-2025-23385 UPD | 5.3 | 7.8 | 0.0014 | 2025-01-28 |
CVE-2020-6014 UPD | 5.0 | 6.5 | 0.0039 | 2020-11-02 |
CVE-2024-8207 UPD | 4.8 | 6.4 | 0.0021 | 2024-08-27 |
CVE-2021-25736 UPD | 4.6 | 5.8 | 0.0092 | 2023-10-30 |
CVE-2019-8453 UPD | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.0032 | 2019-04-17 |
CVE-2024-44168 UPD | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.0025 | 2024-09-17 |
CVE-2020-11081 UPD | 4.1 | 5.3 | 0.0059 | 2020-07-10 |
CVE-2026-26945 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 0.0029 | 2026-03-18 |