Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-402

    CWE-402: Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')

    The product makes resources available to untrusted parties when those resources are only intended to be accessed by the product.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere