Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-617

    CWE-617: Reachable Assertion

    The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

    Published:7 May 2007
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-705: Incorrect Control Flow Scoping

    CWE-670: Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation