Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-1278
CWE-1278: Missing Protection Against Hardware Reverse Engineering Using Integrated Circuit (IC) Imaging Techniques
Information stored in hardware may be recovered by an attacker with the capability to capture and analyze images of the integrated circuit using techniques such as scanning electron microscopy.
Published:20 May 2020
Organization:MITRE
Modified:11 Dec 2025
Related Weakness
CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
