Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-362

    CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:30 Apr 2026

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