Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1127

Weakness Allowed

Compilation with Insufficient Warnings or Errors

Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete

API response cwe.mitre.org

The code is compiled without sufficient warnings enabled.

Dimensions

  • Behavior-Type: Compilation
  • Behavior-Property: with Insufficient Warnings or Errors
Mapping guidance

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Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Relationships and members
ChildOf: CWE-710 · View CWE-1000
Modes of introduction
Build and Compilation
Detection methods

Manual Analysis

Inspect scripts and tools that invoke the compiler. Ensure that the appropriate command line switches and/or configuration are specified to report warnings and errors.

Content history
Submission: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2018-07-02 · CWE 3.2

Entry derived from Common Quality Enumeration (CQE) Draft 0.9.

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-01-31 · CWE 4.10

updated Description

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-04-27 · CWE 4.11

updated Relationships

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2023-06-29 · CWE 4.12

updated Mapping_Notes

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2025-12-11 · CWE 4.19

updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Description, Detection_Factors

Modification: CWE Content Team · MITRE · 2026-10-28 · CWE 5.0

updated Common_Consequences, Description, Dimensions, Potential_Mitigations, Type

0 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

No vulnerabilities reference this CWE.

Mitigation
Build and Compilation

Compile the code with the best options available to generate the most warnings that are actionable.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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