CWE-421 8 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-421: Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel

Overview

CWE-421 (Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product opens an alternate channel to communicate with an authorized user, but the channel is accessible to other actors.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2023-43687 2025-08-14 An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes before 4.6.14.326 and before 5.1.5.116 (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). There is a Race condition that leads to code execution because of a lack of locks betw…
CVE-2023-32256 2025-08-01 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ksmbd component. A race condition between smb2 close operation and logoff in multichannel connections could result in a use-after-free issue.
CVE-2023-40536 2024-05-16 Race condition for some some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software for Windows before version 23.20 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.
CVE-2023-41090 2024-02-14 Race condition in some Intel(R) MAS software before version 2.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVE-2023-22310 2023-11-14 Race condition in some Intel(R) Aptio* V UEFI Firmware Integrator Tools may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVE-2023-34438 2023-08-11 Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVE-2023-34349 2023-08-11 Race condition in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVE-2023-22276 2023-08-11 Race condition in firmware for some Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers and Adapters E810 Series before version 1.7.2.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local acce…

Previous names

  • Alternate Channel Race Condition (2008-04-11)

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Relationships, Observed_Example, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Type
2008-10-14 CWE Content Team 1.0.1 updated Description
2009-01-12 CWE Content Team 1.2 updated References
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated References, Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-06-23 CWE Content Team 2.7 updated Other_Notes
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated References, Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-09-09 CWE Content Team 4.18 updated Functional_Areas
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Weakness_Ordinalities
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