Base weakness
Incomplete
CWE-767: Access to Critical Private Variable via Public Method
The product defines a public method that reads or modifies a private variable.
Last updated
4
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
If an attacker modifies the variable to contain unexpected values, this could violate assumptions from other parts of the code. Additionally, if an attacker can read the private variable, it may expose sensitive information or make it easier to launch further attacks.
Real-world CVEs
4 recorded CVEs are caused by CWE-767 (Access to Critical Private Variable via Public Method). The highest-severity and most recent are shown first.