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The product stores, transfers, or shares a resource that contains sensitive information, but it does not properly remove that information before the product makes the resource available to unauthorized actors.

What the weakness is: CWE-212 at MITRE. All weaknesses

Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 1
  • CAPEC-168 Windows ::DATA Alternate Data Stream Severity: Medium

The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-212, as MITRE names them. Credits.

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