Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-67
CWE-67: Improper Handling of Windows Device Names
The product constructs pathnames from user input, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles a pathname containing a Windows device name such as AUX or CON. This typically leads to denial of service or an information exposure when the application attempts to process the pathname as a regular file.
Published:19 Jul 2006
Organization:MITRE
Modified:9 Sep 2025
Related Weakness
CWE-66: Improper Handling of File Names that Identify Virtual Resources
