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Information Disclosure

16,868 published CVEs name a weakness in this class; 26 of them are exploited in the wild.
16,868CVEs
26exploited
54CWEs
1,758disclosed reports

CWEs in this class54

CWEs of Information Disclosure, most CVEs first
CWEWeaknessCVEsExploitedCheck
CWE-200Information Exposure11,42518162
CWE-532Sensitive Data in Logs1,22128
CWE-203Observable Discrepancy689111
CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information63235
CWE-201Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data501013
CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere45314
CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information31101
CWE-204Observable Response Discrepancy21705
CWE-208Observable Timing Discrepancy21001
CWE-359Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor20808
CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer10900
CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory10702
CWE-598Use of HTTP Request With Sensitive Query String99––
CWE-524Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information82––
CWE-548Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing65––
CWE-488Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session55––
CWE-202Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries44––
CWE-226Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse41––
CWE-214Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information40––
CWE-525Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information37––
CWE-540Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code36––
CWE-1300Improper Protection of Physical Side Channels36––
CWE-213Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies34––
CWE-215Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code27––
CWE-1230Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata26––
CWE-526Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable23––
CWE-1295Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information22––
CWE-1258Exposure of Sensitive System Information Due to Uncleared Debug Information16––
CWE-530Exposure of Backup File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere14––
CWE-612Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information9––
CWE-921Storage of Sensitive Data in a Mechanism without Access Control8––
CWE-539Use of Persistent Cookies Containing Sensitive Information7––
CWE-219Storage of File with Sensitive Data Under Web Root6––
CWE-1254Incorrect Comparison Logic Granularity6––
CWE-550Server-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information5––
CWE-1303Non-Transparent Sharing of Microarchitectural Resources5––
CWE-210Self-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information4––
CWE-527Exposure of Version-Control Repository to an Unauthorized Control Sphere4––
CWE-534CWE-5344––
CWE-205Observable Behavioral Discrepancy3––
CWE-531Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Test Code3––
CWE-535Exposure of Information Through Shell Error Message3––
CWE-615Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code Comments3––
CWE-1255Comparison Logic is Vulnerable to Power Side-Channel Attacks3––
CWE-1342Information Exposure through Microarchitectural State after Transient Execution3––
CWE-528Exposure of Core Dump File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere2––
CWE-1272Sensitive Information Uncleared Before Debug/Power State Transition2––
CWE-1301Insufficient or Incomplete Data Removal within Hardware Component2––
CWE-207Observable Behavioral Discrepancy With Equivalent Products1––
CWE-433Unparsed Raw Web Content Delivery1––
CWE-529Exposure of Access Control List Files to an Unauthorized Control Sphere1––
CWE-533CWE-5331––
CWE-541Inclusion of Sensitive Information in an Include File1––
CWE-1330Remanent Data Readable after Memory Erase1––

Exploited and check counts are given for the class's largest CWEs; open a CWE for its CVEs.

Data as of 2026-11-14.

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