Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-168

    CWE-168: Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements

    The product does not properly handle input in which an inconsistency exists between two or more special characters or reserved words.

    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