Variant weakness
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CWE-491: Public cloneable() Method Without Final ('Object Hijack')
A class has a cloneable() method that is not declared final, which allows an object to be created without calling the constructor. This can cause the object to be in an unexpected state.
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Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
0
KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
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Overview
CWE-491 (Public cloneable() Method Without Final ('Object Hijack')) is a variant-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.