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Active Debug Code

CWE-489 · Base · Draft

The product is released with debugging code still enabled or active.

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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-710 · Improper Adherence to Coding Standards
Children (more specific)
ParentOfCWE-11 · ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Creating Debug Binary
Related
CanPrecedeCWE-215 · Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code
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Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

2
How adversaries exploit this weakness, per MITRE CAPEC.
CAPEC-121Exploit Non-Production Interfaces
CAPEC-661Root/Jailbreak Detection Evasion via Debugging
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CVEs With This Weakness

75
A sample of the 75 CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-40035
CVECVE-2026-33201
CVECVE-2026-32662
CVECVE-2026-27131
CVECVE-2025-7705
CVECVE-2025-64983
CVECVE-2025-54660
CVECVE-2025-52663
CVECVE-2025-46674
CVECVE-2025-42872
CVECVE-2025-4106
CVECVE-2025-36899
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