CVE-2026-34115
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 transcribe_amazon.php (line 15) without sanitization: exec(\"php jobs/transcribe_amazon.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 confidenceGuardian language-system has an OS command injection vulnerability in transcribe_amazon.php where the 'id' GET parameter is passed directly to a PHP exec() call without sanitization, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters.
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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 transcribe_amazon.php in the environmentSearch the web root and application directories for the file transcribe_amazon.php using commands such as: find /var/www -name 'transcribe_amazon.php' or dir /s /b transcribe_amazon.php on WindowsAffected if The file exists in the environment
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Confirm the script is web-accessibleAttempt to access transcribe_amazon.php via HTTP/HTTPS request to verify it is exposed through the web interface without requiring authenticationAffected if The script is directly accessible over the network without authentication
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Inspect the 'id' parameter handlingOpen transcribe_amazon.php and examine how the 'id' GET parameter is processed - look for the exec() function call and trace whether the 'id' parameter value is used directly within it without sanitization, escaping, or validationAffected if The 'id' parameter is passed to exec() without any sanitization or shell escaping
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Identify the Guardian language-system versionCheck for version information in version files, configuration files, or within the application itself to determine which version of the software is installedAffected if The installed version matches any known affected version range for this vulnerability
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Verify unauthenticated command execution is possibleSend a crafted request to transcribe_amazon.php with shell metacharacters in the 'id' parameter (for example: ?id=test;whoami) to confirm arbitrary command injection is possible without authenticationAffected if The injected commands execute and return results, confirming the vulnerability is present and exploitable
The environment is affected if transcribe_amazon.php exists, is web-accessible without authentication, and 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 dataImplement strict input validation and sanitization for all user-supplied parameters before use in system calls, or refactor the code to avoid passing user input to exec() entirely. The vulnerable script should be disabled immediately until patched.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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