September 17, 2019 By Kelly Sheridan



The list includes the most frequent and critical weaknesses that can lead to serious software vulnerabilities.



MITRE today published a draft of the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors, a list of the most widespread and critical weaknesses that could lead to severe software vulnerabilities, as the organization explained a release on the news.



Attackers can often exploit these vulnerabilities to assume control over an affected system, steal sensitive data, or cause a denial-of-service condition, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in an advisory on the list. Users and admins are encouraged to review both the list and recommended mitigations that MITRE advises them to implement.



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