Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design
The implementation of the product is not consistent with the design as described within the relevant documentation.
Description
This issue makes it more difficult to maintain the software due to inconsistencies, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to the documentation provided to support, create, or analyze a product.
This view (slice) covers all the elements in CWE.
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