CWE-14Compiler Removal of Code to Clear Buffers

Abstraction: Variant · CVEs in our corpus: 10

Sensitive memory is cleared according to the source code, but compiler optimizations leave the memory untouched when it is not read from again, aka "dead store removal."

This compiler optimization error occurs when:

Last updated: 20 August 2026 13:14 UTC

Control responseHuman-reviewed

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NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (0)AI-assisted

Control	Title	Family	Why it addresses this CWE
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Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority

CVE	Risk	CVSS	EPSS	Published
`CVE-2025-64646`	4.7	6.2	0.0017	2026-03-25
`CVE-2023-1132`	4.3	5.3	0.0048	2023-05-18
`CVE-2023-2481`	4.3	5.3	0.0048	2023-05-18
`CVE-2023-32098`	4.3	5.3	0.0053	2023-05-18
`CVE-2023-32099`	4.3	5.3	0.0053	2023-05-18
`CVE-2023-32100`	4.3	5.3	0.0048	2023-05-18
`CVE-2026-48984`	3.6	4.7	0.0015	2026-06-18
`CVE-2023-0965`	2.9	3.1	0.0048	2023-05-18
`CVE-2023-32096`	2.9	3.1	0.0048	2023-05-18
`CVE-2023-32097`	2.9	3.1	0.0048	2023-05-18