Base weakness
Draft
CWE-351: Insufficient Type Distinction
The product does not properly distinguish between different types of elements in a way that leads to insecure behavior.
13
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
1
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Not rated
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Base
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-351 (Insufficient Type Distinction) 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.