CWE-691 32 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-691: Insufficient Control Flow Management

Overview

CWE-691 (Insufficient Control Flow Management) 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 code does not sufficiently manage its control flow during execution, creating conditions in which the control flow can be modified in unexpected ways.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined
technology Not Technology-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-2026-5938 2026-04-27 Improper control flow management allows a crafted document action chain to cause modal dialog reentry on the main thread, resulting in UI freeze and denial of service.
CVE-2025-35963 2025-11-11 Insufficient control flow management for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows before version 23.160 within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged softwar…
CVE-2025-25273 2025-08-12 Insufficient control flow management in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet before version 2.28.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of pri…
CVE-2025-24305 2025-08-12 Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module (ACTM) firmware for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege…
CVE-2025-22893 2025-08-12 Insufficient control flow management in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet before version 1.17.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of pri…
CVE-2025-49463 2025-07-10 Insufficient control flow management in certain Zoom Clients for iOS before version 6.4.5 may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct a disclosure of information via network access.
CVE-2025-47774 2025-05-15 Vyper is the Pythonic Programming Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine. In versions up to and including 0.4.2rc1, the `slice()` builtin can elide side effects when the output length is 0, and the…
CVE-2025-47285 2025-05-15 Vyper is the Pythonic Programming Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine. In versions up to and including 0.4.2rc1, `concat()` may skip evaluation of side effects when the length of an argument is …
CVE-2025-20022 2025-05-13 Insufficient control flow management for some Edge Orchestrator software for Intel(R) Tiber™ Edge Platform may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via adjacent access.…
CVE-2025-20004 2025-05-13 Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privile…
CVE-2025-25774 2025-03-12 An issue was discovered in Open5GS v2.7.2. When a UE switches between two gNBs and sends a handover request at a specific time, it may cause an exception in the AMF's internal state machine, leading t…
CVE-2024-33617 2024-11-13 Insufficient control flow management in some Intel(R) QAT Engine for OpenSSL software before version v1.6.1 may allow information disclosure via network access.
CVE-2024-29079 2024-11-13 Insufficient control flow management in some Intel(R) VROC software before version 8.6.0.3001 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVE-2024-25565 2024-11-13 Insufficient control flow management in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to enable denial of service via local access.
CVE-2024-22374 2024-08-14 Insufficient control flow management for some Intel(R) Xeon Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVE-2024-21801 2024-08-14 Insufficient control flow management in some Intel(R) TDX module software before version 1.5.05.46.698 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVE-2024-37158 2024-06-17 Evmos is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Hub on the Cosmos Network. Preliminary checks on actions computed by the clawback vesting accounts are performed in the ante handler. Evmos core, implements…
CVE-2024-3847 2024-04-17 Insufficient policy enforcement in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.60 allowed a remote attacker to bypass content security policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2021-33157 2024-02-23 Insufficient control flow management in some Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of pri…
CVE-2023-24587 2023-11-14 Insufficient control flow management in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Content submission

Name
CWE Content Team
Organization
MITRE
Date
2008-04-11
Version
Draft 9

Content modifications

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 Relationships, Other_Notes
2008-11-24 CWE Content Team 1.1 updated Relationships
2009-03-10 CWE Content Team 1.3 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2009-05-27 CWE Content Team 1.4 updated Relationships
2010-02-16 CWE Content Team 1.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2010-09-27 CWE Content Team 1.10 updated Relationships
2010-12-13 CWE Content Team 1.11 updated Relationships
2011-03-29 CWE Content Team 1.12 updated Maintenance_Notes, Other_Notes, Relationships
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-01-19 CWE Content Team 2.10 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Relevant_Properties
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Type
2020-06-25 CWE Content Team 4.1 updated Relationships
2021-03-15 CWE Content Team 4.4 updated Maintenance_Notes
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Relationships
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Observed_Examples, Relationships
2024-02-29 CWE Content Team 4.14 updated Demonstrative_Examples
2025-04-03 CWE Content Team 4.17 updated Relationships
2025-09-09 CWE Content Team 4.18 updated Relationships
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Observed_Examples, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities
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