Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-833

    CWE-833: Deadlock

    The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock.

    Published:12 Dec 2010
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-667: Improper Locking

    CWE-662: Improper Synchronization