Variant weakness
Draft
CWE-482: Comparing instead of Assigning
The code uses an operator for comparison when the intention was to perform an assignment.
2
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Low
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Variant
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
In many languages, the compare statement is very close in appearance to the assignment statement; they are often confused.
Real-world CVEs
2 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-482 (Comparing instead of Assigning). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 1 new CWE-482 CVE has been recorded so far in 2026.