diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/security/CommandExecution.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/security/CommandExecution.qll
index c7bea7eede7..48fb60442c1 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/security/CommandExecution.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/security/CommandExecution.qll
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ class ArrayExecFunctionCall extends FunctionCall {
     getTarget().hasGlobalName("execv") or
     getTarget().hasGlobalName("execvp") or
     getTarget().hasGlobalName("execvpe") or
+    getTarget().hasGlobalName("execve") or
+    getTarget().hasGlobalName("fexecve") or
     // Windows variants
     getTarget().hasGlobalName("_execv") or
     getTarget().hasGlobalName("_execve") or