CWE-1076 - Insufficient Adherence to Expected Conventions
- Abstraction:Class
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Incomplete
- Release Date:2019-01-03
- Latest Modification Date:2025-12-11
Weakness Name
Insufficient Adherence to Expected Conventions
Description
The product's architecture, source code, design, documentation, or other artifact does not follow required conventions.
Common Consequences
Scope: Other
Impact: Reduce Maintainability
Notes: This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.