Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-290

    CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

    This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-1390: Weak Authentication

    CWE-287: Improper Authentication