Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-520

    CWE-520: .NET Misconfiguration: Use of Impersonation

    Allowing a .NET application to run at potentially escalated levels of access to the underlying operating and file systems can be dangerous and result in various forms of attacks.

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

    Related Weakness

    CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment