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Incorrect Control Flow Scoping

CWE-705 · Class · Incomplete

The product does not properly return control flow to the proper location after it has completed a task or detected an unusual condition.

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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-691 · Insufficient Control Flow Management
Children (more specific)
ParentOfCWE-248 · Uncaught Exception
ParentOfCWE-382 · J2EE Bad Practices: Use of System.exit()
ParentOfCWE-395 · Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference
ParentOfCWE-396 · Declaration of Catch for Generic Exception
ParentOfCWE-397 · Declaration of Throws for Generic Exception
ParentOfCWE-455 · Non-exit on Failed Initialization
ParentOfCWE-584 · Return Inside Finally Block
ParentOfCWE-617 · Reachable Assertion
ParentOfCWE-698 · Execution After Redirect (EAR)
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CVEs With This Weakness

6
CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-3449
CVECVE-2026-3264
CVECVE-2026-3262
CVECVE-2025-9848
CVECVE-2025-53856
CVECVE-2024-45433
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