Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-528

Weakness Allowed

Exposure of Core Dump File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft

The product generates a core dump file in a directory, archive, or other resource that is stored, transferred, or otherwise made accessible to unauthorized actors.

Mapping guidance

This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.

Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Relationships and members

ChildOf: CWE-552 · View CWE-1000

Modes of introduction

Operation

OMISSION: This weakness is caused by missing a security tactic during the architecture and design phase.

Detection methods

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)

Effectiveness: High

Content history

Submission: Anonymous Tool Vendor (under NDA) · 2006-07-19 · CWE Draft 3

Modification: Eric Dalci · Cigital · 2008-07-01 · CWE 1.0

updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2008-09-08 · CWE 1.0

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2008-11-24 · CWE 1.1

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2009-03-10 · CWE 1.3

updated Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2009-12-28 · CWE 1.7

updated Description, Name

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2011-06-01 · CWE 1.13

updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2011-09-13 · CWE 2.1

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2012-05-11 · CWE 2.2

updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2012-10-30 · CWE 2.3

updated Potential_Mitigations

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2014-07-30 · CWE 2.8

updated Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2017-11-08 · CWE 3.0

updated Modes_of_Introduction, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Time_of_Introduction

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2020-02-24 · CWE 4.0

updated Description, Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-04-27 · CWE 4.11

updated Detection_Factors, Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-06-29 · CWE 4.12

updated Mapping_Notes

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2025-12-11 · CWE 4.19

updated Applicable_Platforms, Weakness_Ordinalities

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2026-04-30 · CWE 4.20

updated Observed_Examples

4 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

CVE-2025-48928 (GCVE-0-2025-48928)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-28 00:00 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:27 Exclusively Hosted Service

Summary

The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 is based on a JSP application in which the heap content is roughly equivalent to a "core dump" in which a password previously sent over HTTP would be included in this dump, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.

Severity

4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-17 03:55 UTC

CWE

CWE-528 - Exposure of Core Dump File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2230 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-…
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
TeleMessage	service	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2025-05-05 (custom)

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CVE-2024-10403 (GCVE-0-2024-10403)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-21 05:44 – Updated: 2024-11-21 17:53

Title

SFTP/FTP password could be captured in plain text in Supportsave generated from SANnav

Summary

Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.3e2, versions 9.0.0 through 9.2.0c, and 9.2.1 through 9.2.1a can capture the SFTP/FTP server password used for a firmware download operation initiated by SANnav or through WebEM in a weblinker core dump that is later captured via supportsave.

Severity

5.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-11-21 17:53 UTC

CWE

CWE-528 - Exposure of Core Dump File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Assigner

brocade CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 70 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Brocade	Fabric OS	Affected: Brocade Fabric OS versions before 8.2.3e2, versions 9.0.0 through 9.2.0c, and 9.2.1 through 9.2.1a

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GHSA-54MQ-99QQ-7HR5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-28 18:33 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:33

Details

Severity

4.0 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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GHSA-X5FC-JQ6W-W538

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-04 15:31 – Updated: 2025-02-04 15:31

Details

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

5.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Mitigation

System Configuration

Protect the core dump files from unauthorized access.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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