CWE-1127β€”Compilation with Insufficient Warnings or Errors

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released 2019-01-03 Β· last modified 2025-12-11

Metadata

CWE ID:
CWE-1127
Abstraction:
Base
Structure:
Simple
Status:
Incomplete
Release Date:
2019-01-03
Latest Modification Date:
2025-12-11

Weakness Name

Compilation with Insufficient Warnings or Errors

Description

The code is compiled without sufficient warnings enabled, which may prevent the detection of subtle bugs or quality issues.

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.

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