- Analyzer
- textscan
- Category
- Injection
- Default severity
- HIGH
- CWE
- CWE-78
- Execution
- Passive
- Authentication
- Not required
- Applicability
- javascript, typescript
- Availability
- stable
What it detects
child_process.exec with shell semantics: an injection check run by the textscan analyzer.
Evidence
The matching source path, line, and bounded code observation produced by the native rule.
Remediation
Prefer child_process.execFile or spawn with argv as an array. exec passes its first argument to a shell.
Limitations
This check is limited to the applicability and evidence delivered by textscan. Review the evidence in context; a match is a finding input, while confidence and policy determine its disposition.
Related reference
Analyzer Registry · Findings and release decisions · Policy and confidence
Checks sharing a CWE
Remediation guidance: Remediation and fix verification · Baselines and suppressions