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CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
Weakness Summary
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
- Canonical source: MITRE CWE-693 (opens in a new tab)
- Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 6
- Distinct affected products in those observations: 5
- Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 23
Atomicorp Research Context
Atomicorp has published CVE-specific research observations associated with this weakness category. Each linked CVE page states whether the tested request was detected or blocked and is the authoritative customer-facing finding.
The CVEs and rules shown here are selected published examples, not a complete list of Atomicorp protections. If a CWE, CVE, or rule is absent from this page, no conclusion should be drawn about whether Atomicorp protects against that weakness or attack method.
A CWE describes a class of software weakness. It does not identify one exploit request, and association with a CWE does not mean that every vulnerability or exploitation path in that category is detected or blocked.
Selected Published CVE Observations
| CVE | Vulnerability | Product | Atomicorp finding | Observed rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-41900 | OpenLearnX has Critical Remote Code Execution Through Python Sandbox Escape via Code Execution Environment | openlearnx | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 340193 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 347009 , 390109 , 393655 |
| CVE-2025-40536 | SolarWinds Web Help Desk unauthenticated RCE | web help desk | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 344370 |
| CVE-2026-54694 | NationalSecurityAgency/skills-service has Stored XSS via User Registration Enabling Admin Account Takeover | skills-service | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 333140 , 333141 , 340095 , 340147 , 340148 , 341256 , 342259 , 346755 , 350147 , 350148 |
| CVE-2026-39353 | InvoicePlane: Remote Code Execution via Writable Templates Directory | InvoicePlane | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 340193 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 347009 , 393655 |
| CVE-2026-84317 | Nginx UI: MCP nginx_config_add skips config directive validation → authenticated nginx directive injection (RCE on the o | nginx-ui | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 340193 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 347009 , 393655 |
| CVE-2026-84318 | Nginx UI: MCP nginx_config_add Bypasses Directive Validation — Authenticated RCE | nginx-ui | Protected by Atomicorp rules | 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 340193 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 347009 , 393655 |
Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules
| Rule | Status | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| 333140 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 333141 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340014 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340023 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340029 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340095 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340147 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340148 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 340193 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 341256 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 342259 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 344360 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 344361 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 344363 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 344364 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 344366 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 344370 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 346755 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 347009 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 350147 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 350148 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 390109 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
| 393655 | Active | disruptive (deny) |
Related MITRE CAPEC Context
MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims:
CAPEC-1 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-107 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-127 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-17 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-20 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-22 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-237 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-36 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-477 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-480 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-51 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-57 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-59 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-65 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-668 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-74 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-87 (opens in a new tab)