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