Base weakness
Deprecated
CWE-218: DEPRECATED: Failure to provide confidentiality for stored data
This weakness has been deprecated because it was a duplicate of CWE-493. All content has been transferred to CWE-493.
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Overview
CWE-218 (DEPRECATED: Failure to provide confidentiality for stored data) 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.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about CWE-218.
- What is CWE-218?
- This weakness has been deprecated because it was a duplicate of CWE-493. All content has been transferred to CWE-493.
References
- MITRE CWE definition (CWE-218) (opens in a new tab)
- CWE-218 vulnerabilities on NVD (opens in a new tab)
- Learn: What is a CWE?
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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