CWE · MITRE source
CWE-214Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information
A process is invoked with sensitive command-line arguments, environment variables, or other elements that can be seen by other processes on the operating system.
Many operating systems allow a user to list information about processes that are owned by other users. Other users could see information such as command line arguments or environment variable settings. When this data contains sensitive information such as credentials, it might allow other users to launch an attack against the product or related resources.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 00:28 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: mostly · 3 mapping(s) from 2 framework(s): ATT&CK 2 (partial) · ASVS 5.0 1 (mostly)
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-2018-16837 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0035 | 2018-10-23 |
CVE-2019-3869 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.0129 | 2019-03-28 |
CVE-2021-3859 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0129 | 2022-08-26 |
CVE-2020-36771 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0047 | 2024-01-22 |
CVE-2024-4254 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 0.0047 | 2024-06-04 |
CVE-2026-33247 UPD | 5.5 | 7.4 | 0.0041 | 2026-03-25 |
CVE-2020-1753 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.0051 | 2020-03-16 |
CVE-2020-5422 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.0092 | 2020-10-02 |
CVE-2021-32638 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.0040 | 2021-05-25 |
CVE-2024-39314 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 0.0017 | 2024-07-01 |
CVE-2024-28799 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 0.0030 | 2024-08-14 |
CVE-2025-32987 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0.0014 | 2025-04-15 |
CVE-2025-1333 UPD | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0.0023 | 2025-05-01 |
CVE-2025-53860 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.0011 | 2025-10-15 |
CVE-2025-5452 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 0.0026 | 2025-11-11 |
CVE-2025-59955 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.0025 | 2026-01-05 |
CVE-2026-40159 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0018 | 2026-04-10 |
CVE-2018-17957 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.0037 | 2018-12-26 |
CVE-2024-1742 UPD | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.0024 | 2024-03-22 |
CVE-2025-48709 UPD | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.0011 | 2025-08-07 |
CVE-2026-41357 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.0015 | 2026-04-23 |