Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-211

    CWE-211: Externally-Generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

    The product performs an operation that triggers an external diagnostic or error message that is not directly generated or controlled by the product, such as an error generated by the programming language interpreter that a software application uses. The error can contain sensitive system information.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information