Base weakness
Incomplete
CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting
One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user.
57
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Not rated
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Base
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
Allowing external control of system settings can disrupt service or cause an application to behave in unexpected, and potentially malicious ways.
Real-world CVEs
57 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-15 (External Control of System or Configuration Setting). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 14 new CWE-15 CVEs have been recorded so far in 2026 (22 in 2025).