Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-150

    CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

    The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as escape, meta, or control character sequences when they are sent to a downstream component.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:30 Apr 2026

    Related Weakness

    CWE-138: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements