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CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

743
Assigned CVEs
56th
Commonality Rank
6.1
Avg CVSS
0.8%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-404 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Oct 21, 2010
15 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 21, 2026
3 days ago

Top CVEs Assigned This CWE

Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.

743 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2018-8120HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." T
May 9, 20187.095YESYES
CVE-2018-8639HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." T
Dec 12, 20187.877YESNO
CVE-2022-44267MEDIUM
ImageMagick 7.1.0-49 is vulnerable to Denial of Service. When it parses a PNG image (e.g., for resize), the convert process could be left waiting for stdin input.
Feb 6, 20236.574NOYES
CVE-2018-8611HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This a
Dec 12, 20187.870YESNO
CVE-2018-8406HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Pri
Aug 15, 20187.865YESNO
CVE-2018-8405HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Pri
Aug 15, 20187.864YESNO
CVE-2017-6627HIGH
A vulnerability in the UDP processing code of Cisco IOS 15.1, 15.2, and 15.4 and IOS XE 3.14 through 3.18 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the input queue o
Sep 7, 20177.563YESNO
CVE-2022-2591HIGH
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TEM FLEX-1085 1.6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /sistema/flash/reboot. The manipulation leads to denial of
Aug 1, 20227.538NOYES
CVE-2018-8410HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory, aka "Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sep 13, 20187.838NOYES
CVE-2018-8210HIGH
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012
Jun 14, 20187.838NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
9%
3.0-3.9
9%
10%
4.0-4.9
30%
19%
5.0-5.9
14%
16%
6.0-6.9
36%
26%
7.0-7.9
11%
8.0-8.9
14%
9.0-10.0
unknown
CVSS Score Range

Exploit Exposure

Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.

CISA KEV
6 CVEs
0.8% of CVEs· 89th percentile
Metasploit
2 CVEs
0.3% of CVEs· 80th percentile
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
9 CVEs
1.2% of CVEs· 83rd percentile

Social Chatter

Social posts that mention CVE IDs assigned to this CWE. This is assigned-CVE activity, not mentions of the CWE label itself.

Media Mentions

Media articles that mention CVE IDs assigned to this CWE. This is assigned-CVE coverage, not mentions of the CWE label itself.

Top Affected Vendors

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