Description
The product uses a protection mechanism whose strength depends heavily on its obscurity, such that knowledge of its algorithms or key data is sufficient to defeat the mechanism.
Extended Description
This reliance on "security through obscurity" can produce resultant weaknesses if an attacker is able to reverse engineer the inner workings of the mechanism. Note that obscurity can be one small part of defense in depth, since it can create more work for an attacker; however, it is a significant risk if used as the primary means of protection.
CVE vulnerabilities with CWE-656 (11)
9.3
CVSS
CRITICAL
CVE-2026-7161
pub. 2026-05-04
9.3
CVSS
CRITICAL
CVE-2026-42363
pub. 2026-04-27
9.2
CVSS
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-12297
pub. 2025-01-15
9.1
CVSS
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-10284
pub. 2020-07-15
8.8
CVSS
HIGH
CVE-2020-10286
pub. 2020-07-15
8.6
CVSS
HIGH
CVE-2024-9138
pub. 2025-01-03
8.5
CVSS
HIGH
CVE-2025-59093
pub. 2026-01-26
6.4
CVSS
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-10277
pub. 2020-06-24
5.1
CVSS
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-7020
pub. 2025-08-09
4.2
CVSS
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-5244
pub. 2024-05-23
3.4
CVSS
LOW
CVE-2025-25983
pub. 2025-04-18