CWE-226: Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse

The product releases a resource such as memory or a file so that it can be made available for reuse, but it does not clear or "zeroize" the information contained in the resource before the product performs a critical state transition or makes the resource available for reuse by other entities.

35 tracked CVEs are classified under this weakness.

Highest-risk vulnerabilities

Recently published

More specific weaknesses

Browse the full CVE database