Base weakness
Draft
CWE-248: Uncaught Exception
An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught.
188
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
When an exception is not caught, it may cause the program to crash or expose sensitive information.
Real-world CVEs
188 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-248 (Uncaught Exception). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 33 new CWE-248 CVEs have been recorded so far in 2026 (60 in 2025).