What CVEs are caused by CWE-1295?

19 recorded CVEs are attributed to CWE-1295, including CVE-2024-38516, CVE-2025-31001, CVE-2024-45784.

Is CWE-1295 actively exploited?

19 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-1295; none are currently in CISA's KEV catalog of actively exploited flaws.

Base weakness

Incomplete

CWE-1295: Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information

The product fails to adequately prevent the revealing of unnecessary and potentially sensitive system information within debugging messages.

Last updated May 1, 2026

Recorded CVEs

With this primary weakness

KEVs

In the CISA KEV catalog

Not rated

Likelihood of exploit

Per MITRE

Base

Abstraction

MITRE classification

Overview

Debug messages are messages that help troubleshoot an issue by revealing the internal state of the system. For example, debug data in design can be exposed through internal memory array dumps or boot logs through interfaces like UART via TAP commands, scan chain, etc. Thus, the more information contained in a debug message, the easier it is to debug. However, there is also the risk of revealing information that could help an attacker either decipher a vulnerability, and/or gain a better understanding of the system. Thus, this extra information could lower the "security by obscurity" factor. While "security by obscurity" alone is insufficient, it can help as a part of "Defense-in-depth".

Real-world CVEs

19 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-1295 (Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 1 new CWE-1295 CVE has been recorded so far in 2026 (8 in 2025).

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Common consequences

What can happen when CWE-1295 is exploited.

Read Memory, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by Context

Affects: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Access Control, Accountability, Authentication, Authorization, Non-Repudiation

How it happens

When it is introduced

Typically introduced during these phases of the software lifecycle.

Implementation

How to prevent it

Practical mitigations for CWE-1295, grouped by where in the lifecycle they apply.

Implementation

Ensure that a debug message does not reveal any unnecessary information during the debug process for the intended response.

How to detect it

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)

Code examples

Illustrative examples from MITRE showing how the weakness appears in code.

This example here shows how an attacker can take advantage of unnecessary information in debug messages.

Illustrative examples

Real CVEs that MITRE cites as examples of this weakness.

CVE-2022-34364 — Java-based SDK for TLS has a debug message with unnecessary information
CVE-2021-25476 — Digital Rights Management (DRM) capability for mobile platform leaks pointer information, simplifying ASLR bypass
CVE-2020-24491 — Processor generates debug message that contains sensitive information ("addresses of memory transactions").
CVE-2017-18326 — modem debug messages include cryptographic keys

Attack patterns

CAPEC attack patterns that exploit this weakness.

CAPEC-121: Exploit Non-Production Interfaces

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CWE-1295.

What is CWE-1295?: The product fails to adequately prevent the revealing of unnecessary and potentially sensitive system information within debugging messages.
What CVEs are caused by CWE-1295?: 19 recorded CVEs are attributed to CWE-1295, including CVE-2024-38516, CVE-2025-31001, CVE-2024-45784.
How do you prevent CWE-1295?: Ensure that a debug message does not reveal any unnecessary information during the debug process for the intended response.
How is CWE-1295 detected?: Automated Static Analysis: Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
What are the consequences of CWE-1295?: Exploiting CWE-1295 can lead to: Read Memory, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by Context.
Is CWE-1295 actively exploited?: 19 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-1295; none are currently in CISA's KEV catalog of actively exploited flaws.

References

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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