Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-494

    CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check

    The product downloads source code or an executable from a remote location and executes the code without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

    CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

    CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres