CWE-484: Omitted Break Statement in Switch

BaseDraftExploit Likelihood: Medium

The product omits a break statement within a switch or similar construct, causing code associated with multiple conditions to execute. This can cause problems when the programmer only intended to execute code associated with one condition.

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Extended Description

This can lead to critical code executing in situations where it should not.

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