--- title: "CWE-17: DEPRECATED: Code" url: https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-17 type: cwe description: "This entry has been deprecated. It was originally used for organizing the Development View (CWE-699) and some other views, but it introduced unnecessary complexity and depth to the resulting tree." updated: 2026-05-01 source: RadicalNotion.AI license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) --- # CWE-17: DEPRECATED: Code - **Status:** Deprecated - **CVEs with this as primary weakness:** 166 - **Of those, in CISA KEV:** 0 - **New in 2026:** 0 - **CWE catalog version:** 4.20 ## Description This entry has been deprecated. It was originally used for organizing the Development View (CWE-699) and some other views, but it introduced unnecessary complexity and depth to the resulting tree. ## Real CVEs with this weakness (sample of 12 of 166) | CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | CISA KEV | Published | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CVE-2015-5887 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2015-10-09 | | CVE-2015-2738 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2015-07-06 | | CVE-2015-2737 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2015-07-06 | | CVE-2015-2734 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2015-07-06 | | CVE-2015-4335 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2015-06-09 | | CVE-2015-3292 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2015-05-31 | | CVE-2015-0240 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2015-02-24 | | CVE-2014-9222 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2014-12-24 | | CVE-2016-10481 | - | critical | 9.8 | - | No | 2018-04-18 | | CVE-2015-2735 | - | critical | 9.3 | - | No | 2015-07-06 | | CVE-2015-2736 | - | critical | 9.3 | - | No | 2015-07-06 | | CVE-2015-1728 | - | critical | 9.3 | - | No | 2015-06-10 | ## Frequently asked questions ### What is CWE-17? This entry has been deprecated. It was originally used for organizing the Development View (CWE-699) and some other views, but it introduced unnecessary complexity and depth to the resulting tree. ### What CVEs are caused by CWE-17? 166 recorded CVEs are attributed to CWE-17, including CVE-2015-5887, CVE-2015-2738 and CVE-2015-2737. ### Is CWE-17 actively exploited? 166 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-17; none are currently in CISA's KEV catalog of actively exploited flaws. Primary source: [MITRE CWE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html) --- Source: [RadicalNotion.AI](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-17). Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0; attribute RadicalNotion.AI and link the source page when you reuse this data.