70
Total CWEs
๐Ÿ” Unique weakness types
239,945
CVEs with CWE
๐Ÿ“Š Classified vulnerabilities
21.0%
CWE-79
๐ŸŽฏ Most common weakness
47.7%
Top 5 CWE Share
๐Ÿ† Combined dominance

Top Common Weakness Enumerations

Most frequently occurring CWE types in CVE database

CWE Categories

Distribution by weakness category
Categories based on CWE Research Concepts taxonomy.

๐Ÿ” CWE Intelligence Insights

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Most Critical
CWE-79 dominates with 21.0% of all classified vulnerabilities, representing 50,271 CVEs.
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Trend Analysis
Top 3 CWEs account for 37.1% of all vulnerabilities, showing high concentration in common weakness patterns.
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Temporal Trends
Top 3 CWEs (CWE-79, CWE-89, CWE-787) show consistent dominance across multiple years, indicating persistent security challenges.

๐Ÿ“Š Detailed CWE Analysis

Comprehensive breakdown of all Common Weakness Enumerations
Rank โ–ฒ CWE ID Description CVE Count Percentage
#1 CWE-79 CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) 50,271 20.95%
#2 CWE-89 CWE-89: SQL Injection 22,485 9.37%
#3 CWE-787 CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write 16,178 6.74%
#4 CWE-119 CWE-119: Buffer Overflow 13,241 5.52%
#5 CWE-20 CWE-20: Improper Input Validation 12,396 5.17%
#6 CWE-352 CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) 10,311 4.30%
#7 CWE-200 CWE-200: Information Exposure 10,173 4.24%
#8 CWE-22 CWE-22: Path Traversal 10,030 4.18%
#9 CWE-125 CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read 9,944 4.14%
#10 CWE-862 CWE-862: Missing Authorization 8,509 3.55%
#11 CWE-416 CWE-416: Use After Free 8,450 3.52%
#12 CWE-78 CWE-78: OS Command Injection 6,661 2.78%
#13 CWE-94 CWE-94: Code Injection 5,522 2.30%
#14 CWE-264 CWE-264 5,092 2.12%
#15 CWE-476 CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference 4,976 2.07%
#16 CWE-434 CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File 4,382 1.83%
#17 CWE-120 CWE-120 4,326 1.80%
#18 CWE-284 CWE-284 4,244 1.77%
#19 CWE-287 CWE-287: Improper Authentication 3,727 1.55%
#20 CWE-74 CWE-74 3,253 1.36%
#21 CWE-77 CWE-77 3,084 1.29%
#22 CWE-399 CWE-399 2,439 1.02%
#23 CWE-310 CWE-310 2,408 1.00%
#24 CWE-121 CWE-121 2,267 0.94%
#25 CWE-400 CWE-400 1,752 0.73%
Showing 1-25 of 70 CWEs
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