CWE-453 17 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-453: Insecure Default Variable Initialization

Overview

CWE-453 (Insecure Default Variable Initialization) 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, by default, initializes an internal variable with an insecure or less secure value than is possible.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language PHP Sometimes
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-2026-41330 2026-04-21 OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass secu…
CVE-2025-61926 2025-10-09 Allstar is a GitHub App to set and enforce security policies. In versions prior to 4.5, a vulnerability in Allstar’s Reviewbot component caused inbound webhook requests to be validated against a hard-…
CVE-2025-48563 2025-09-04 In onNullBinding of RemoteFillService.java, there is a possible background activity launch due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional executi…
CVE-2025-47945 2025-05-17 Donetick an open-source app for managing tasks and chores. Prior to version 0.1.44, the application uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication, but the signing secret has a weak default value. Whil…
CVE-2025-30206 2025-04-15 Dpanel is a Docker visualization panel system which provides complete Docker management functions. The Dpanel service contains a hardcoded JWT secret in its default configuration, allowing attackers t…
CVE-2024-49120 2024-12-12 Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2024-41255 2024-07-31 filestash v0.4 is configured to skip TLS certificate verification when using the FTPS protocol, possibly allowing attackers to execute a man-in-the-middle attack via the Init function of index.go.
CVE-2024-39916 2024-07-12 FOG is a free open-source cloning/imaging/rescue suite/inventory management system. There is a security issue with the NFS configuration in /etc/exports generated by the installer that allows an attac…
CVE-2024-21411 2024-03-12 Skype for Consumer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-27516 2023-10-12 An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the CiRpcAccepted() functionality of SoftEther VPN 4.41-9782-beta and 5.01.9674. A specially crafted network packet can lead to unauthorized access. An…
CVE-2022-47197 2023-01-19 An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript…
CVE-2022-47196 2023-01-19 An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript…
CVE-2022-47195 2023-01-19 An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript…
CVE-2022-47194 2023-01-19 An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript…
CVE-2022-46831 2022-12-08 In JetBrains TeamCity between 2022.10 and 2022.10.1 connecting to AWS using the "Default Credential Provider Chain" allowed TeamCity project administrators to access AWS resources normally limited to …
CVE-2022-3262 2022-12-08 A flaw was found in Openshift. A pod with a DNSPolicy of "ClusterFirst" may incorrectly resolve the hostname based on a service provided. This flaw allows an attacker to supply an incorrect name with …
CVE-2021-27426 2022-03-23 GE UR IED firmware versions prior to version 8.1x with “Basic” security variant does not allow the disabling of the “Factory Mode,” which is used for servicing the IED by a “Factory” user.

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 Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2010-06-21 CWE Content Team 1.9 updated Maintenance_Notes, Other_Notes
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms
2019-06-20 CWE Content Team 3.3 updated Relationships, Type
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Observed_Examples
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities
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