Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-500

    CWE-500: Public Static Field Not Marked Final

    An object contains a public static field that is not marked final, which might allow it to be modified in unexpected ways.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-493: Critical Public Variable Without Final Modifier