Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-686

    CWE-686: Function Call With Incorrect Argument Type

    The product calls a function, procedure, or routine, but the caller specifies an argument that is the wrong data type, which may lead to resultant weaknesses.

    Published:11 Apr 2008
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-628: Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments