BADFUNC.WINEXEC : Use of WinExec

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BADFUNC.WINEXEC : Use of WinExec

A use of WinExec(), which has security problems.

Class Name

Use of WinExec

Significance

security

Mnemonic

BADFUNC.WINEXEC

Categories

CWE	CWE:477	Use of Obsolete Function
	CWE:676	Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
CERT-C	CERT-C:MSC24-C	Do not use deprecated or obsolescent functions
DISA-3r10	DISA-3r10:V-6157	The designer will ensure the application does not contain invalid URL or path references.
BSI	BSI:WinExec	Use of WinExec
OWASP-2021	OWASP-2021:A4	Insecure design
OWASP-2025	OWASP-2025:A06	Insecure Design

Availability

Available for C and C++.

Enabling

Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.

WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Use of WinExec"

To enable all BSI-related classes, including all BSI-specific BADFUNC classes, use the bsi configuration preset.

Use CreateProcess() instead.

To include an additional function or set of functions in the checks for this class, create a new set of BAD_FUNCTION_* rules in which the BAD_FUNCTION_REGEX setting matches the function or set of functions you want to check and the remaining rules match those in the other sets for this class.

To remove a function or set of functions from the checks for this class, edit the configuration file to comment out the corresponding set of BAD_FUNCTION_* rules.

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.

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BADFUNC.WINEXEC : Use of WinExec

Summary

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Resolution

Relevant Configuration File Parameters