What CVEs are caused by CWE-216?

4 recorded CVEs are attributed to CWE-216, including CVE-2019-12675, CVE-2020-3514, CVE-2019-12674.

Is CWE-216 actively exploited?

4 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-216; none are currently in CISA's KEV catalog of actively exploited flaws.

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CWE-216: DEPRECATED: Containment Errors (Container Errors)

This weakness has been marked Deprecated by MITRE. It is kept here for reference; see the related weaknesses below for current alternatives.

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CWE-216: DEPRECATED: Containment Errors (Container Errors)

This entry has been deprecated, as it was not effective as a weakness and was structured more like a category. In addition, the name is inappropriate, since the "container" term is widely understood by developers in different ways than originally intended by PLOVER, the original source for this entry.

Last updated May 1, 2026

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With this primary weakness

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Per MITRE

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Overview

CWE-216 (DEPRECATED: Containment Errors (Container Errors)) is a class-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.

Real-world CVEs

4 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-216 (DEPRECATED: Containment Errors (Container Errors)). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first.

CVE-2019-12675
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Multi-instance Container Escape Vulnerabilities
High · CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 32th
2019-10-02
CVE-2020-3514
High · CVSS 8.2 · EPSS 29th
2020-10-21
CVE-2019-12674
High · CVSS 8.2 · EPSS 34th
2019-10-02
CVE-2019-1911
Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager Restricted Shell Escape Vulnerability
High · CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 24th
2019-07-06

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Common questions about CWE-216.

What is CWE-216?: This entry has been deprecated, as it was not effective as a weakness and was structured more like a category. In addition, the name is inappropriate, since the "container" term is widely understood by developers in different ways than originally intended by PLOVER, the original source for this entry.
What CVEs are caused by CWE-216?: 4 recorded CVEs are attributed to CWE-216, including CVE-2019-12675, CVE-2020-3514, CVE-2019-12674.
Is CWE-216 actively exploited?: 4 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-216; none are currently in CISA's KEV catalog of actively exploited flaws.

References

MITRE CWE definition (CWE-216) (opens in a new tab)
CWE-216 vulnerabilities on NVD (opens in a new tab)
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