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CWE-656

Reliance on Security Through Obscurity

The product uses a protection mechanism whose strength depends heavily on its obscurity, such that knowledge of its algorithms or key data is sufficient to defeat the mechanism.

11
Assigned CVEs
416th
Commonality Rank
7.3
Avg CVSS
0.0%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-656 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jun 24, 2020
6 years ago
Most Recent CVE
May 4, 2026
81 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.

11 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2026-42363CRITICAL
An insufficient encryption vulnerability exists in the Device Authentication functionality of GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility 9.0.5. Listening to broadcast packets can lead to crede
Apr 27, 20269.337NONO
CVE-2026-7161CRITICAL
An insufficient encryption vulnerability exists in the Device Authentication functionality of GeoVision GV-IP Device Utility 9.0.5. Listening to broadcast packets can lead to crede
May 4, 20269.335NONO
CVE-2024-12297CRITICAL
Moxa’s Ethernet switch is vulnerable to an authentication bypass because of flaws in its authorization mechanism. Although both client-side and back-end server verification are inv
Jan 15, 20259.229NONO
CVE-2020-10284CRITICAL
No authentication is required to control the robot inside the network, moreso the latest available user manual shows an option that lets the user to add a password to the robot but
Jul 15, 20209.129NONO
CVE-2025-59093HIGH
Exos 9300 instances are using a randomly generated database password to connect to the configured MSSQL server. The password is derived from static random values, which are concate
Jan 26, 20268.527NONO
CVE-2020-10286HIGH
the main user account has restricted privileges but is in the sudoers group and there is not any mechanism in place to prevent sudo su or sudo -i to be run gaining unrestricted acc
Jul 15, 20208.827NONO
CVE-2024-9138HIGH
Moxa’s cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances are affected by a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2024-9138. This vulnerability involves hard-coded creden
Jan 3, 20257.225NONO
CVE-2025-7020MEDIUM
An incorrect encryption implementation vulnerability exists in the system log dump feature of BYD's DiLink 3.0 OS (e.g. in the model ATTO3). An attacker with physical access to the
Aug 9, 20255.120NONO
CVE-2024-5244MEDIUM
TP-Link Omada ER605 Reliance on Security Through Obscurity Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to access or spoof DDNS messages on affected installa
May 23, 20244.217NONO
CVE-2020-10277MEDIUM
There is no mechanism in place to prevent a bad operator to boot from a live OS image, this can lead to extraction of sensible files (such as the shadow file) or privilege escalati
Jun 24, 20206.417NONO
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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
9%
19%
5.0-5.9
9%
16%
6.0-6.9
9%
26%
7.0-7.9
18%
11%
8.0-8.9
36%
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

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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