CWE-923: Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
low-riskThe product establishes a communication channel to (or from) an endpoint for privileged or protected operations, but it does not properly ensure that it is communicating with the correct endpoint.
Abstraction: Class
Common Consequences
Integrity
→
Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
Detection Methods
Automated Static Analysis
Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
Real-World Examples (10)
| CVE | CVSS | EPSS | KEV |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-24974 | 7.5 | 11.1% | — |
| CVE-2024-6222 | 7.0 | 2.3% | — |
| CVE-2024-41889 | 9.8 | 1.3% | — |
| CVE-2021-32635 | 6.3 | 0.6% | — |
| CVE-2025-20261 | 8.8 | 0.6% | — |
| CVE-2025-29986 | 8.3 | 0.5% | — |
| CVE-2019-17440 | 10.0 | 0.4% | — |
| CVE-2024-43571 | 5.6 | 0.4% | — |
| CVE-2017-3891 | 9.6 | 0.3% | — |
| CVE-2025-46566 | 9.8 | 0.3% | — |
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low-risk
Active Threat
1/50 · Minimal
Exploit Availability
0/50 · Minimal