Base weakness
Draft
CWE-419: Unprotected Primary Channel
The product uses a primary channel for administration or restricted functionality, but it does not properly protect the channel.
Last updated
9
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-419 (Unprotected Primary Channel) 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
9 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-419 (Unprotected Primary Channel). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 0 new CWE-419 CVEs have been recorded so far in 2026 (1 in 2025).