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CWE-508 Non-Replicating Malicious Code
- Abstraction
- Base
- Structure
- Simple
- Status
- Incomplete
- Languages
- Not Language-Specific
- CWE version
- 5.0
Description
Non-replicating malicious code only resides on the target system or product that is attacked; it does not attempt to spread to other systems.
Common consequences
• Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Potential mitigations
• [Operation] Antivirus software can help mitigate known malicious code.
• [Installation] Verify the integrity of the software that is being installed.
Related
Child of · CWE (1)
- CWE-507 Trojan Horse weakness
Referenced by CVE · weakness (1)
- CVE-2025-24216 The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. vulnerability