CWE · MITRE source
CWE-779Logging of Excessive Data
The product logs too much information, making log files hard to process and possibly hindering recovery efforts or forensic analysis after an attack.
While logging is a good practice in general, and very high levels of logging are appropriate for debugging stages of development, too much logging in a production environment might hinder a system administrator's ability to detect anomalous conditions. This can provide cover for an attacker while attempting to penetrate a system, clutter the audit trail for forensic analysis, or make it more difficult to debug problems in a production environment.
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: mostly · 3 mapping(s) from 1 framework(s): CSF 2.0 3 (mostly)
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (1)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
AU-7 | Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation | AU | Audit record reduction explicitly manages excessive log volumes for review and reporting while preserving original content and ordering, reducing the impact of logging excessive data. |
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-36072 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0101 | 2024-06-27 |
CVE-2022-31004 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0092 | 2022-06-02 |
CVE-2024-36416 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 0.0195 | 2024-06-10 |
CVE-2024-55628 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0067 | 2025-01-06 |
CVE-2025-8696 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0041 | 2025-09-10 |
CVE-2026-28718 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0034 | 2026-03-06 |
CVE-2021-25420 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0024 | 2021-06-11 |
CVE-2021-25421 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0024 | 2021-06-11 |
CVE-2021-25422 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0024 | 2021-06-11 |
CVE-2021-25423 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0024 | 2021-06-11 |
CVE-2022-22291 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0010 | 2022-02-11 |
CVE-2022-25779 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.0052 | 2022-05-04 |
CVE-2022-39874 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.0018 | 2022-10-07 |
CVE-2023-23949 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.0056 | 2023-01-26 |
CVE-2024-1141 UPD | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0023 | 2024-02-01 |
CVE-2025-53636 UPD | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.0028 | 2025-07-11 |
CVE-2025-51397 UPD | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.0085 | 2025-07-21 |
CVE-2025-69230 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.0033 | 2026-01-06 |
CVE-2026-20209 UPD | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.0019 | 2026-05-14 |
CVE-2026-20210 UPD | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.0019 | 2026-05-14 |