Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-428

    CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element

    The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

    CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere