The product initializes critical internal variables or data stores using inputs that can be modified by untrusted actors.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-454 and their average CVSS base score over time.
Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-54003CRITICAL Kirby is an open-source content management system. Prior to 4.9.4 and from 5.4.4, Kirby sites with no configured user accounts that run on publicly accessible servers behind a reve | Jul 9, 2026 | 9.1 | 40 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-26148HIGH External initialization of trusted variables or data stores in Azure Entra ID allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | Mar 10, 2026 | 8.1 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-48980MEDIUM pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, getenv() environment variables XRDP_SESSION, DISPLAY and TMUX allow environme | Jun 18, 2026 | 6.3 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-36244MEDIUM IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1, when configured to use Kerberos network authentication, could allow a local user to write to files on the system with root privileges due t | Sep 16, 2025 | 5.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.
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