Variant weakness
Deprecated
CWE-542: DEPRECATED: Information Exposure Through Cleanup Log Files
This entry has been deprecated because its abstraction was too low-level. See CWE-532.
0
Recorded CVEs
With this primary weakness
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KEVs
In the CISA KEV catalog
Not rated
Likelihood of exploit
Per MITRE
Variant
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CWE-542 (DEPRECATED: Information Exposure Through Cleanup Log Files) 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.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about CWE-542.