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CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

639
Assigned CVEs
64th
Commonality Rank
7.0
Avg CVSS
2.0%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-693 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jan 31, 2013
13 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 23, 2026
1 day 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.

639 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2025-40536CRITICAL
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a security control bypass vulnerability that if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain
Jan 28, 20269.898YESYES
CVE-2013-2465CRITICAL
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier, and Ope
Jun 18, 20139.898YESYES
CVE-2013-0431MEDIUM
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the
Jan 31, 20135.397YESYES
CVE-2019-1003030CRITICAL
A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShell.java that allo
Mar 8, 20199.996YESYES
CVE-2024-21412HIGH
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Feb 13, 20248.195YESNO
CVE-2026-32202MEDIUM
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Apr 14, 20264.393YESYES
CVE-2025-0411HIGH
7-Zip Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of 7-Zip. User i
Jan 25, 20257.089YESNO
CVE-2024-29988HIGH
SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Apr 9, 20248.885YESNO
CVE-2026-21510HIGH
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Feb 10, 20268.884YESNO
CVE-2026-21513HIGH
Protection mechanism failure in MSHTML Framework allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Feb 10, 20268.881YESNO
View all 639 CVEs →

CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
11%
10%
4.0-4.9
15%
19%
5.0-5.9
18%
16%
6.0-6.9
21%
26%
7.0-7.9
14%
11%
8.0-8.9
17%
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
13 CVEs
2.0% of CVEs· 95th percentile
Metasploit
4 CVEs
0.6% of CVEs· 85th percentile
Nuclei
1 CVE
0.2% of CVEs· 78th percentile
ExploitDB
6 CVEs
0.9% of CVEs· 80th 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

Top Affected Products