Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-1255

    CWE-1255: Comparison Logic is Vulnerable to Power Side-Channel Attacks

    A device's real time power consumption may be monitored during security token evaluation and the information gleaned may be used to determine the value of the reference token.

    Published:29 May 2020
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:28 Oct 2026

    Related Weakness

    CWE-1300: Improper Protection of Physical Side Channels

    CWE-1259: Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment