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Weakness (CWE)

CWE-455: Non-exit on Failed Initialization

Class Draft

The product does not exit or otherwise modify its operation when security-relevant errors occur during initialization, such as when a configuration file has a format error or a hardware security module (HSM) cannot be activated, which can cause the product to execute in a less secure fashion than intended by the administrator.

How to prevent it (1 mitigation)

  1. Implementation

    Follow the principle of failing securely when an error occurs. The system should enter a state where it is not vulnerable and will not display sensitive error messages to a potential attacker.

Source: MITRE CWE-455

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