CWE-424

Class Abstraction Level
Pillar — Highest-level weakness category
Class — Abstract, language-independent
Base — Specific enough to detect
Variant — Tied to specific technology
Compound — Requires multiple weaknesses Draft MITRE CWE Status
Stable — Fully reviewed and complete
Draft — Under development, may change
Incomplete — Partially defined by MITRE
Deprecated — No longer recommended
Obsolete — Replaced by another CWE
Improper Protection of Alternate Path

Description

The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources.

Top Monitored CVEs

CVE-2024-58136
CRITICAL KEV
9.8 87.8%
2025-04-10
CVE-2025-48827
CRITICAL
9.8 69.8%
2025-05-27
CVE-2025-48828
HIGH
8.1 48.6%
2025-05-27

Consequences

Access Control — Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

Mitigations

Phase: Architecture and Design

Deploy different layers of protection to implement security in depth.