CWE-459
AllowedIncomplete Cleanup
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not properly "clean up" and remove temporary or supporting resources after they have been used.
257 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2WRC-CG26-JF7M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:17 – Updated: 2024-03-21 03:34** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** In OSS-RC systems of the release 18B and older during data migration procedures certain files containing usernames and passwords are left in the system undeleted but in folders accessible by top privileged accounts only. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. Ericsson Network Manager is a new generation OSS system which OSS-RC customers shall upgrade to.
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"details": "** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** In OSS-RC systems of the release 18B and older during data migration procedures certain files containing usernames and passwords are left in the system undeleted but in folders accessible by top privileged accounts only. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. Ericsson Network Manager is a new generation OSS system which OSS-RC customers shall upgrade to.",
"id": "GHSA-2wrc-cg26-jf7m",
"modified": "2024-03-21T03:34:07Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:17:35Z",
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"url": "https://www.gruppotim.it/it/innovazione/servizi-digitali/cybersecurity/red-team.html"
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GHSA-33H5-8F42-7FRX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:48 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:01Pydio Cells before 1.5.0 does incomplete cleanup of a user's data upon deletion. This allows a new user, holding the same User ID as a deleted user, to restore the deleted user's data.
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"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Pydio Cells before 1.5.0 does incomplete cleanup of a user\u0027s data upon deletion. This allows a new user, holding the same User ID as a deleted user, to restore the deleted user\u0027s data.",
"id": "GHSA-33h5-8f42-7frx",
"modified": "2024-04-04T01:01:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:48:28Z",
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"url": "https://pydio.com/en/community/releases/pydio-cells/pydio-cells-150-performances-features-security"
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"url": "https://research.loginsoft.com/vulnerability/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pydio-cells-1-4-1"
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GHSA-3469-4CRG-FCC8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-15 12:00 – Updated: 2022-11-18 00:30The Zoom Client for Meetings (for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows) before version 5.12.6 is susceptible to a local information exposure vulnerability. A failure to clear data from a local SQL database after a meeting ends and the usage of an insufficiently secure per-device key encrypting that database results in a local malicious user being able to obtain meeting information such as in-meeting chat for the previous meeting attended from that local user account.
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"id": "GHSA-3469-4crg-fcc8",
"modified": "2022-11-18T00:30:20Z",
"published": "2022-11-15T12:00:17Z",
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"url": "https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin"
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GHSA-34V8-W8FC-VFGR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-08 00:01 – Updated: 2021-12-09 00:01There is a Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to availability affected.
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"id": "GHSA-34v8-w8fc-vfgr",
"modified": "2021-12-09T00:01:30Z",
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GHSA-34XR-H92C-2M86
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-14 21:30 – Updated: 2024-02-13 21:30Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
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"details": "Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.\n",
"id": "GHSA-34xr-h92c-2m86",
"modified": "2024-02-13T21:30:23Z",
"published": "2023-11-14T21:30:59Z",
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"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3002"
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"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4002"
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"url": "https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-5001"
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GHSA-3GC9-XGQ4-MPQ2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-16 21:32 – Updated: 2024-05-16 21:32Incomplete cleanup in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
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"details": "Incomplete cleanup in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.",
"id": "GHSA-3gc9-xgq4-mpq2",
"modified": "2024-05-16T21:32:00Z",
"published": "2024-05-16T21:32:00Z",
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"url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01037.html"
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GHSA-3GP9-W5P3-3R4R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:08 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:08In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r343782), 11.2-RELEASE-p9, 12.0-STABLE(r343781), and 12.0-RELEASE-p3, kernel callee-save registers are not properly sanitized before return from system calls, potentially allowing some kernel data used in the system call to be exposed.
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"details": "In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r343782), 11.2-RELEASE-p9, 12.0-STABLE(r343781), and 12.0-RELEASE-p3, kernel callee-save registers are not properly sanitized before return from system calls, potentially allowing some kernel data used in the system call to be exposed.",
"id": "GHSA-3gp9-w5p3-3r4r",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:08:14Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:08:14Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156624"
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"url": "https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:01.syscall.asc"
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GHSA-3H74-35R6-V8XJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:04 – Updated: 2022-10-14 12:00An issue existed in the pausing of FaceTime video. The issue was resolved with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, watchOS 5.2. A user?s video may not be paused in a FaceTime call if they exit the FaceTime app while the call is ringing.
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"details": "An issue existed in the pausing of FaceTime video. The issue was resolved with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, watchOS 5.2. A user?s video may not be paused in a FaceTime call if they exit the FaceTime app while the call is ringing.",
"id": "GHSA-3h74-35r6-v8xj",
"modified": "2022-10-14T12:00:21Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:04:13Z",
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT209599"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT209602"
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GHSA-3P2H-WQQ4-WF4H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-28 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 22:55Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Incorrect error handling for some invalid HTTP priority headers resulted in incomplete clean-up of the failed request which created a memory leak. A large number of such requests could trigger an OutOfMemoryException resulting in a denial of service.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 9.0.76 through 9.0.102, from 10.1.10 through 10.1.39, from 11.0.0-M2 through 11.0.5. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.90 though 8.5.100.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.104, 10.1.40 or 11.0.6 which fix the issue.
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GHSA-3P4H-7M6X-2HCM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:11 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:11Impact
A vulnerability in Multer allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by aborting or sending malformed multipart uploads, causing orphaned partial files to accumulate on disk when using diskStorage.
Patches
Users should upgrade to 2.2.0, 3.0.0-alpha.2 or higher
Workarounds
None
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"modified": "2026-06-17T18:11:48Z",
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup of aborted uploads"
}
Mitigation
Temporary files and other supporting resources should be deleted/released immediately after they are no longer needed.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.