A product inherits a set of insecure permissions for an object, e.g. when copying from an archive file, without user awareness or involvement.
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CWE-278: Insecure Preserved Inherited Permissions is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. A product inherits a set of insecure permissions for an object, e.g. when copying from an archive file, without user awareness or involvement.
If exploited, CWE-278 (Insecure Preserved Inherited Permissions) it can compromise Confidentiality and Integrity, leading to outcomes such as Read Application Data and Modify Application Data.
CWE-278 commonly affects Not Language-Specific. Note that weaknesses are often language-agnostic patterns, so secure coding practices apply broadly.
MITRE documents real CVEs mapped to CWE-278, including CVE-2005-1724. You can look up the full details of each CVE, including CVSS scores and remediation guidance, on our CVE Lookup tool.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-278 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.