Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-495

    CWE-495: Private Data Structure Returned From A Public Method

    The product has a method that is declared public, but returns a reference to a private data structure, which could then be modified in unexpected ways.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere