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Embedded Malicious Code

CWE-506 · Class · Incomplete

The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

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Malicious flaws have acquired colorful names, including Trojan horse, trapdoor, timebomb, and logic-bomb. A developer might insert malicious code with the intent to subvert the security of a product or its host system at some time in the future. It generally refers to a program that performs a useful service but exploits rights of the program's user in a way the user does not intend.

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