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CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Weakness Summary

The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-88 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 14
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 14
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 26

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

CVEVulnerabilityProductAtomicorp findingObserved rules
CVE-2026-57572Crawl4AI: Unauthenticated RCE via Chromium launch-argument injection in browser_config.extra_argscrawl4aiProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
CVE-2026-108390HestiaCP Low-Privileged User to Root via Config-Field Injection and PATH HijackinghestiacpProtected by Atomicorp rules340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709
CVE-2026-113708Argo CD: A Kustomize remote ref can run commands in the repo-serverargo-cdProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 340193 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 347009 , 393655
CVE-2026-44450Lumiverse: RCE via MCP stdio argument injectionLumiverseProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 390904 , 393655
CVE-2026-73294Semaphore U: OS Command InjectionsemaphoreProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 340193 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 347009 , 393655
CVE-2020-21224Inspur ClusterEngine 4.0 - Remote Code ExecutionclusterengineProtected by Atomicorp rules340023 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344370
CVE-2026-100714Froxlor before 2.3.12 Command Injection via letsencryptchallengepathfroxlorProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
CVE-2026-40281Gotenberg <= 8.30.1 - Remote Code ExecutiongotenbergProtected by Atomicorp rules393655
CVE-2022-36804Bitbucket Git Command InjectionbitbucketProtected by Atomicorp rules390613 , 390614
CVE-2026-108963databasement Arbitrary Code Execution VulnerabilitydatabasementProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
CVE-2026-107639ILIAS before 9.24, 10.12, and 11.5 Argument Injection via Image Map Question Upload FilenameILIASProtected by Atomicorp rules340014 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
CVE-2018-19518PHP IMAP Remote Command Execution (CVE-2018-19518)phpProtected by Atomicorp rules344361 , 344362 , 344363
CVE-2020-5792Nagios XI 5.5.0-5.7.3 - Snmptrap Authenticated Remote Code Exectionnagios xiProtected by Atomicorp rules340128 , 344370 , 360152 , 380018 , 380020 , 390801 , 390810
CVE-2025-57791Commvault Command-Line Argument Injection to Traversal Remote Code ExecutioncommvaultProtected by Atomicorp rules340006 , 390719

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
340006Activedisruptive (deny)
340007Activedisruptive (deny)
340014Activedisruptive (deny)
340023Activedisruptive (deny)
340029Activedisruptive (deny)
340128Activedisruptive (deny)
340193Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
344361Activedisruptive (deny)
344362Activedisruptive (deny)
344363Activedisruptive (deny)
344364Activedisruptive (deny)
344366Activedisruptive (deny)
344370Activedisruptive (deny)
347009Activedisruptive (deny)
360152Activedisruptive (deny)
380018Activedisruptive (deny)
380020Activedisruptive (deny)
390613Activedisruptive (deny)
390614Activedisruptive (deny)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
390719Activedisruptive (deny)
390801Activedisruptive (deny)
390810Activedisruptive (deny)
390904Activedisruptive (deny)
393655Activedisruptive (deny)

MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims:

CAPEC-137 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-174 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-41 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-460 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-88 (opens in a new tab)