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CWE WEAKNESSES  /  CWE-1104

CWE-1104

Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components

Base

What it is

The product relies on third-party components that are not actively supported or maintained by the original developer or a trusted proxy for the original developer.

Impact

OtherReduce Maintainability, Varies by Context

Real-world CVE examples

  • CVE-2025-40906 — Perl module for BSON serialization includes a component that reached end-of-life approximately five years previously, but has multiple vulnerabilities.
  • CVE-2024-35252 — Closed-source cloud storage product includes an unmaintained third-party component that allows denial of service

Related weaknesses

Test & detect

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Source: MITRE CWE. View on cwe.mitre.org →

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