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Use of Incorrect Operator

CWE-480 · Base · Draft

The product accidentally uses the wrong operator, which changes the logic in security-relevant ways.

Extended description

These types of errors are generally the result of a typo by the programmer.

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Weakness Relationships

Where this weakness sits in the CWE hierarchy. Walk up to broader classes or down to more specific variants.
Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-670 · Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
Children (more specific)
ParentOfCWE-481 · Assigning instead of Comparing
ParentOfCWE-482 · Comparing instead of Assigning
ParentOfCWE-597 · Use of Wrong Operator in String Comparison
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CVEs With This Weakness

4
CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-4748
CVECVE-2025-52985
CVECVE-2024-35190
CVECVE-2022-1947
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