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CWE-637

Unnecessary Complexity in Protection Mechanism (Not Using 'Economy of Mechanism')

The product uses a more complex mechanism than necessary, which could lead to resultant weaknesses when the mechanism is not correctly understood, modeled, configured, implemented, or used.

1
Assigned CVEs
785th
Commonality Rank
9.3
Avg CVSS
0.0%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-637 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 25, 2026
59 days ago
Most Recent CVE
May 25, 2026
60 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.

1 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2026-9058CRITICAL
For untrusted certificates that contain the "Authority Information Access - caIssuers URI" extension, Szafir SDK will automatically download the parent CA certificate from the spec
May 25, 20269.340NONO
View all 1 CVEs →

CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
10%
4.0-4.9
19%
5.0-5.9
16%
6.0-6.9
26%
7.0-7.9
11%
8.0-8.9
100%
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
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

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Media Mentions

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