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