DHS-sponsored initiative issues 2023 report on ‘most dangerous’ software weaknesses

MITRE, under an initiative sponsored by DHS, has released the annual list of “top 25” software weaknesses and will issue additional resources this summer providing context and actionable information around the 2023 “common weakness enumeration” list.

“This list demonstrates the currently most common and impactful software weaknesses,” according to the CWE page maintained by MITRE. “Often easy to find and exploit, these can lead to exploitable vulnerabilities that allow adversaries to completely take over a system, steal data, or...