Variant weakness
Incomplete
CWE-258: Empty Password in Configuration File
Using an empty string as a password is insecure.
10
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
High
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Variant
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-258 (Empty Password in Configuration File) is a variant-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
10 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-258 (Empty Password in Configuration File). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 0 new CWE-258 CVEs have been recorded so far in 2026 (2 in 2025).