Base weakness
Draft
CWE-372: Incomplete Internal State Distinction
The product does not properly determine which state it is in, causing it to assume it is in state X when in fact it is in state Y, causing it to perform incorrect operations in a security-relevant manner.
Last updated
8
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
CWE-372 (Incomplete Internal State 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.
Real-world CVEs
8 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-372 (Incomplete Internal State Distinction). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 3 new CWE-372 CVEs have been recorded so far in 2026.