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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CWE-835 · Base · Incomplete

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

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Weakness Relationships

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Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-834 · Excessive Iteration
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CVEs With This Weakness

936
A sample of the 936 CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-8318
CVECVE-2026-7375
CVECVE-2026-7263
CVECVE-2026-6985
CVECVE-2026-6536
CVECVE-2026-6534
CVECVE-2026-6531
CVECVE-2026-6528
CVECVE-2026-6523
CVECVE-2026-6522
CVECVE-2026-6521
CVECVE-2026-6520
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Nuclei Scanner Templates

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Open-source Nuclei templates that detect this weakness class - an actionable scan-for-it pivot. Licensed under the ProjectDiscovery / Nuclei terms.
highProFTPD < 1.3.6b - Remote Unauthenticated DoS
mediumFileZilla Server < 0.9.6 - DoS via MODE Z Infinite Loop
External lookups - second-class, for what we don’t hold ourselves
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