Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-167

    CWE-167: Improper Handling of Additional Special Element

    The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles when an additional unexpected special element is provided.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-159: Improper Handling of Invalid Use of Special Elements

    CWE-228: Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure

    CWE-167: Improper Handling of Additional Special Element | CVE-DB