CWE-592: DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
This weakness has been deprecated because it covered redundant concepts already described in CWE-287.
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Overview
CWE-592 (DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues) is a class-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
22 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-592 (DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first. 1 new CWE-592 CVE has been recorded so far in 2026 (1 in 2025).