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CWE-489 — Active Debug Code

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-489

CWE-489: Active Debug Code

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Base
Status Draft
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The product is released with debugging code still enabled or active.

Common consequences

  • Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Access Control, Other: Bypass Protection Mechanism, Read Application Data, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by Context

Mitigations

Build and Compilation — Remove debug code before deploying the application.

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/489.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html