CWE-1068: Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design
The implementation of the product is not consistent with the design as described within the relevant documentation.
The implementation of the product is not consistent with the design as described within the relevant documentation.
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CWE-1068 (Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design) 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.
3 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-1068 (Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 1 new CWE-1068 CVE has been recorded so far in 2026 (1 in 2025).
What can happen when CWE-1068 is exploited.
Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity
Affects: Other
This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product due to inconsistencies, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.
Typically introduced during these phases of the software lifecycle.
Technologies
Common questions about CWE-1068.
Weakness data is sourced from the MITRE CWE catalog (v4.20). CVE associations are aggregated and kept current by RadicalNotion.AI.
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