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CWE-1384Improper Handling of Physical or Environmental Conditions

Category: other

Description

The product does not properly handle unexpected physical or environmental conditions that occur naturally or are artificially induced.

Common consequences· 1

  • Confidentiality / Integrity / Availability — Varies by Context, Unexpected State
    Consequences of this weakness are highly dependent on the role of affected components within the larger product.

Potential mitigations· 3

  • [Requirements]In requirements, be specific about expectations for how the product will perform when it exceeds physical and environmental boundary conditions, e.g., by shutting down.
  • [Architecture and Design, Implementation]Where possible, include independent components that can detect excess environmental conditions and have the capability to shut down the product.
  • [Architecture and Design, Implementation]Where possible, use shielding or other materials that can increase the adversary's workload and reduce the likelihood of being able to successfully trigger a security-related failure.

References

  1. https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1384.html

(incoming)3

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-2757cve-2026-27570%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-2759cve-2026-27590%live
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-2760cve-2026-27600%live

Related by meaning· 6

Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.

CWE
Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CWE
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CWE
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CWE
Missing Documentation for Design
CWE
Incorrect Behavior Order
CWE
Improper Restriction of Power Consumption
Sourced from MITRE CWE 4.20. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.