CWE · MITRE source
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
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: partial · 3 mapping(s) from 1 framework(s): ATT&CK 3 (partial)
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (2)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
CP-7 | Alternate Processing Site | CP | Enables transfer to alternate site if an infinite loop at the primary renders processing unavailable. |
SC-5 | Denial-of-service Protection | SC | Detects and mitigates infinite loops that produce sustained resource consumption. |
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-2024-20353 KEV | 10.0 | 8.6 | 0.6327 | 2024-04-24 |
CVE-2017-16944 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.6332 | 2017-11-25 |
CVE-2019-14241 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.7024 | 2019-07-23 |
CVE-2020-7046 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.5126 | 2020-02-12 |
CVE-2020-13935 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.8755 | 2020-07-14 |
CVE-2020-36227 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.7774 | 2021-01-26 |
CVE-2021-4044 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.5010 | 2021-12-14 |
CVE-2022-0778 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.7056 | 2022-03-15 |
CVE-2023-34966 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.6201 | 2023-07-20 |
CVE-2017-12990 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0255 | 2017-09-14 |
CVE-2017-12995 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0241 | 2017-09-14 |
CVE-2017-12997 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0246 | 2017-09-14 |
CVE-2018-20784 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0417 | 2019-02-22 |
CVE-2019-19307 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.4135 | 2019-11-26 |
CVE-2021-42143 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.0081 | 2024-01-24 |
CVE-2026-31448 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 0.0043 | 2026-04-22 |
CVE-2004-0748 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.2231 | 2004-10-20 |
CVE-2005-2224 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.1783 | 2005-07-12 |
CVE-2011-1002 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.2936 | 2011-02-22 |
CVE-2016-4970 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.1126 | 2017-04-13 |
CVE-2017-8871 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.1300 | 2017-06-12 |
CVE-2017-15908 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.2363 | 2017-10-26 |
CVE-2018-5711 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.1320 | 2018-01-16 |
CVE-2017-12626 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.1025 | 2018-01-29 |
CVE-2018-1041 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.1581 | 2018-02-15 |