CVE-2026-34109
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedGuardian language-system passes the id GET parameter directly into a PHP exec() call in speech.php (line 18) without sanitization: exec(\"php jobs/speech_audio.php \".$login_session.\" \".$_GET['id'].\" ...\"). No authentication is required. An unauthenticated remote attacker can append shell metacharacters to execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Guardian language-system contains an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in speech.php where the 'id' GET parameter is passed directly to a PHP exec() call without any sanitization. An attacker can append shell metacharacters to execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the web server user.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Guardian language-system installationSearch for the 'speech.php' file in your web server's document root or application directories. Common paths may include /var/www/html/, /app/, or custom web root directories.Affected if The speech.php file exists in your environment and is part of the Guardian language-system application
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Verify the vulnerable parameter handlingOpen speech.php and inspect the code around line where the 'id' GET parameter is processed. Look for patterns like $_GET['id'] being passed to exec(), shell_exec(), or similar functions without sanitization functions such as escapeshellarg() or escapeshellcmd().Affected if The 'id' parameter is passed directly to exec() or similar functions without any input sanitization or escaping
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Confirm the web server can execute the endpointAttempt to access speech.php via HTTP request, for example: curl http://yourserver/path/to/speech.php?id=test . Check if the application responds and processes the parameter.Affected if The speech.php endpoint is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS and processes the 'id' parameter
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Check for command injection primitivesReview the speech.php source code to confirm exec() or shell_exec() functions are present and accept the 'id' parameter as part of the command string, rather than as a separate argument array.Affected if The code constructs a command string that includes the unsanitized 'id' parameter and passes it to exec()
Your environment is affected if the Guardian language-system is installed with a reachable speech.php that passes the 'id' GET parameter directly to exec() without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDisable or restrict access to the vulnerable speech.php endpoint immediately. Implement strict input validation and use parameterized execution methods instead of passing user input to shell commands. Apply authentication requirements and deploy WAF rules as a temporary compensating control.
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