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