Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-1258

    CWE-1258: Exposure of Sensitive System Information Due to Uncleared Debug Information

    The hardware does not fully clear security-sensitive values, such as keys and intermediate values in cryptographic operations, when debug mode is entered.

    Published:12 Feb 2020
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer