CWE-482 (Comparing instead of Assigning) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The code uses an operator for comparison when the intention was to perform an assignment.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | C | — | Undetermined | — |
| language | C++ | — | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-26279 | 2026-03-03 | Froxlor is open source server administration software. Prior to 2.3.4, a typo in Froxlor's input validation code (== instead of =) completely disables email format checking for all settings fields dec… |
| CVE-2024-33430 | 2024-05-01 | An issue in phiola/src/afilter/pcm_convert.h:513 of phiola v2.0-rc22 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the a crafted .wav file. |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Description, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2008-11-24 | CWE Content Team | 1.1 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2009-07-27 | CWE Content Team | 1.5 | — | updated Common_Consequences, Modes_of_Introduction |
| 2009-10-29 | CWE Content Team | 1.6 | — | updated Other_Notes |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2011-06-27 | CWE Content Team | 2.0 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2011-09-13 | CWE Content Team | 2.1 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated References, Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-01-19 | CWE Content Team | 2.10 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Demonstrative_Examples, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated References, Relationships |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Detection_Factors, Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Weakness_Ordinalities |
| 2026-04-30 | CWE Content Team | 4.20 | — | updated Detection_Factors |