CWE-1054: Invocation of a Control Element at an Unnecessarily Deep Horizontal Layer

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The code at one architectural layer invokes code that resides at a deeper layer than the adjacent layer, i.e., the invocation skips at least one layer, and the invoked code is not part of a vertical utility layer that can be referenced from any horizontal layer.

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Explain CWE-1054: Invocation of a Control Element at an Unnecessarily Deep Horizontal Layer and how to prevent and detect it in code. Use https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1054.html and https://cve.bz/cve/cwe/1054?via=ask-ai-copy for recent CVEs with this weakness. Cite the sources.

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