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CWE-617Reachable Assertion
Category: other
Description
The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.
Common consequences· 1
- Availability — DoS: Crash, Exit, or RestartAn attacker that can trigger an assert statement can still lead to a denial of service if the relevant code can be triggered by an attacker, and if the scope of the assert() extends beyond the attacker's own session.
Potential mitigations· 2
- [Implementation]Make sensitive open/close operation non reachable by directly user-controlled data (e.g. open/close resources)
- [Implementation]Perform input validation on user data.
References
(incoming)2
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | CVE-2026-27809cve-2026-27809 | 0% | live |
| Vulnerability | CVE-2026-31739cve-2026-31739 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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