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Processor Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code

CWE-1037 · Base · Incomplete

The developer builds a security-critical protection mechanism into the software, but the processor optimizes the execution of the program such that the mechanism is removed or modified.

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-1038 · Insecure Automated Optimizations
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Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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How adversaries exploit this weakness, per MITRE CAPEC.
CAPEC-663Exploitation of Transient Instruction Execution
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CVEs With This Weakness

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CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2025-48810
CVECVE-2025-48809
CVECVE-2025-26636
CVECVE-2024-45335
CVECVE-2024-37985
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