CWE-421 — Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel
CWE-421: Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product opens an alternate channel to communicate with an authorized user, but the channel is accessible to other actors.
This creates a race condition that allows an attacker to access the channel before the authorized user does.
Common consequences
- Access Control: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Bypass Protection Mechanism
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/421.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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