CWE · MITRE source
CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 08:17 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: full · 6 mapping(s) from 2 framework(s): ATT&CK 4 (partial) · CAPEC 2 (full)
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (0)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No NIST controls proposed yet. | |||
MITRE ATT&CK techniques this weakness enables
Our own two-way CWE↔ATT&CK cross-walk — a direct mapping with no public source (the CWE→CAPEC→ATT&CK chain leaves most top weaknesses, incl. XSS and SQLi, mapped to nothing). Drafted by Grok and spot-checked by Claude Opus 4.8.
Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial).
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2018-0175 KEV | 10.0 | 8.0 | 0.0358 | 2018-03-28 |
CVE-2019-1579 KEV | 10.0 | 8.1 | 0.3932 | 2019-07-19 |
CVE-2020-3118 KEV | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.1168 | 2020-02-05 |
CVE-2021-25489 KEV | 10.0 | 3.3 | 0.0052 | 2021-10-06 |
CVE-2024-23113 KEV UPD | 10.0 | 9.8 | 0.6172 | 2024-02-15 |
CVE-2012-1851 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.6564 | 2012-08-15 |
CVE-2020-13160 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 0.8055 | 2020-06-09 |
CVE-2023-22374 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.7265 | 2023-02-01 |
CVE-2015-8617 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.2387 | 2016-01-19 |
CVE-2016-4448 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0704 | 2016-06-09 |
CVE-2015-7271 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0273 | 2017-04-10 |
CVE-2016-5074 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0131 | 2017-04-10 |
CVE-2017-10685 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0426 | 2017-06-29 |
CVE-2017-12588 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0283 | 2017-08-06 |
CVE-2017-0898 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.0972 | 2017-09-15 |
CVE-2018-5704 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 0.0458 | 2018-01-16 |
CVE-2017-16608 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0431 | 2018-01-23 |
CVE-2017-17407 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0393 | 2018-01-23 |
CVE-2018-6317 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.4431 | 2018-02-02 |
CVE-2018-7544 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.0190 | 2018-03-16 |
CVE-2018-1352 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0119 | 2019-02-08 |
CVE-2019-12297 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0166 | 2019-05-23 |
CVE-2019-6840 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0115 | 2019-09-17 |
CVE-2010-3438 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0165 | 2019-11-12 |
CVE-2012-0824 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0176 | 2019-11-19 |