Cyber Posture

CWE · MITRE source

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Abstraction: Class · CVEs in our corpus: 4,569

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (2)AI

Control Title Family Why it addresses this CWE
SA-11Developer Testing and EvaluationSADeveloper assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
SI-4System MonitoringSIIdentifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.

Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Published
CVE-2013-2251 KEV9.69.80.94332013-07-20
CVE-2019-2725 KEV9.69.80.94472019-04-26
CVE-2019-11581 KEV9.69.80.94352019-08-09
CVE-2020-17496 KEV9.69.80.94182020-08-12
CVE-2022-35914 KEV9.69.80.94392022-09-19
CVE-2022-46169 KEV9.69.80.94472022-12-05
CVE-2023-22527 KEV9.69.80.94352024-01-16
CVE-2022-43769 KEV9.48.80.93982023-04-03
CVE-2019-17558 KEV9.27.50.94472019-12-30
CVE-2022-27924 KEV9.07.50.91212022-04-21
CVE-2018-167637.69.80.93912018-09-09
CVE-2020-97577.69.80.94282020-03-04
CVE-2020-139427.69.80.94292020-11-24
CVE-2022-29927.69.90.93682022-10-17
CVE-2024-469867.59.90.92292024-09-18
CVE-2020-152277.48.70.93792020-10-01
CVE-2023-374627.49.90.90262023-07-14
CVE-2012-14957.39.80.88722020-01-27
CVE-2022-311267.310.00.89142022-07-06
CVE-2024-109147.38.10.93992024-11-06
CVE-2024-109157.38.10.94062024-11-06
CVE-2016-40107.29.80.86902017-01-23
CVE-2013-32147.29.80.88122020-01-28
CVE-2021-412827.28.80.91272022-03-01
CVE-2018-10001307.18.10.91102018-03-14