Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-359

    CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the information is collected.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor