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title: "CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues"
url: https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-310
type: cwe
description: "Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed."
updated: 2026-05-01
source: RadicalNotion.AI
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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# CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues

- **Status:** Draft
- **CVEs with this as primary weakness:** 2,285
- **Of those, in CISA KEV:** 0
- **New in 2026:** 3
- **CWE catalog version:** 4.20

## Description

Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.

## Real CVEs with this weakness (sample of 12 of 2,285)

| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | CISA KEV | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVE-2014-7878 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2014-11-14 |
| CVE-2013-3712 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2014-02-26 |
| CVE-2013-6952 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2014-02-22 |
| CVE-2013-6838 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2014-01-28 |
| CVE-2013-0137 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2013-06-29 |
| CVE-2011-5121 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2012-08-26 |
| CVE-2011-5123 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2012-08-26 |
| CVE-2012-2405 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2012-04-22 |
| CVE-2011-4684 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2011-12-07 |
| CVE-2011-2344 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2011-07-08 |
| CVE-2011-0935 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2011-04-14 |
| CVE-2010-2978 | - | critical | 10.0 | - | No | 2010-08-09 |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is CWE-310?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.

### What CVEs are caused by CWE-310?

2,285 recorded CVEs are attributed to CWE-310, including CVE-2014-7878, CVE-2013-3712 and CVE-2013-6952.

### Is CWE-310 actively exploited?

2,285 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-310; none are currently in CISA's KEV catalog of actively exploited flaws.

Primary source: [MITRE CWE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/310.html)

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