Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-1086

    CWE-1086: Class with Excessive Number of Child Classes

    A class contains an unnecessarily large number of children.

    Published:2 Jul 2018
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-1093: Excessively Complex Data Representation

    CWE-1086: Class with Excessive Number of Child Classes | CVE-DB