Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-214
CWE-214: Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information
A process is invoked with sensitive command-line arguments, environment variables, or other elements that can be seen by other processes on the operating system.
Published:19 Jul 2006
Organization:MITRE
Modified:30 Apr 2026
Related Weakness
CWE-497: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
