Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-375

    CWE-375: Returning a Mutable Object to an Untrusted Caller

    The code sends non-cloned mutable data as a return value may result in that data being altered or deleted by the calling function.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:28 Oct 2026

    Related Weakness

    CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere