Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-1039

    CWE-1039: Inadequate Detection or Handling of Adversarial Input Perturbations in Automated Recognition Mechanism

    The product uses an automated mechanism such as machine learning to recognize complex data inputs (e.g. image or audio) as a particular concept or category, but it does not properly detect or handle inputs that have been modified or constructed in a way that causes the mechanism to detect a different, incorrect concept.

    Published:12 Mar 2018
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:30 Apr 2026

    Related Weakness

    CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

    CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison