CWE-1037 (Processor Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The developer builds a security-critical protection mechanism into the software, but the processor optimizes the execution of the program such that the mechanism is removed or modified.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Rarely | — |
| technology | Processor Hardware | — | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-48810 | 2025-07-08 | Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code in Windows Secure Kernel Mode allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. |
| CVE-2025-48809 | 2025-07-08 | Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. |
| CVE-2025-26636 | 2025-07-08 | Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. |
| CVE-2024-45335 | 2024-10-22 | Trend Micro Antivirus One, version 3.10.4 and below contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to use a specifically crafted virus to allow itself to bypass and evade a virus scan detection… |
| CVE-2024-37985 | 2024-09-17 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2020-06-25 | CWE Content Team | 4.1 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2021-03-15 | CWE Content Team | 4.4 | — | updated Related_Attack_Patterns |
| 2022-10-13 | CWE Content Team | 4.9 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Maintenance_Notes |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |