Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-187
CWE-187: Partial String Comparison
The product performs a comparison that only examines a portion of a factor before determining whether there is a match, such as a substring, leading to resultant weaknesses.
Published:19 Jul 2006
Organization:MITRE
Modified:11 Dec 2025
Related Weakness
CWE-1023: Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors
