Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-807
CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
The product uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism.
Published:18 Jan 2010
Organization:MITRE
Modified:11 Dec 2025
Related Weakness
CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
