Base weakness
Incomplete
CWE-1062: Parent Class with References to Child Class
The code has a parent class that contains references to a child class, its methods, or its members.
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Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
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KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
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Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Base
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-1062 (Parent Class with References to Child Class) is a base-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.
Common consequences
What can happen when CWE-1062 is exploited.
Reduce Reliability
Affects: Other
This issue can prevent the product from running reliably. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this reliability problem might introduce a vulnerability.
How it happens
When it is introduced
Typically introduced during these phases of the software lifecycle.
Implementation