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ID

CWE VIEW: DEPRECATED: Chain Elements

View ID: 679
Vulnerability Mapping: PROHIBITED This CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities
Type: Implicit
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+ Objective
This view has been deprecated. It has limited utility for stakeholders, since all weaknesses can be links in a chain.
+ Filter
/Weakness_Catalog[false()]
+ Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Usage: PROHIBITED

(this CWE ID must not be used to map to real-world vulnerabilities)

Reason: Deprecated

Rationale:

This CWE has been deprecated. It is also a View.

Comments:

N/A
+ View Metrics
CWEs in this view Total CWEs
Weaknesses 0 out of 944
Categories 0 out of 375
Views 0 out of 52
Total 0 out of 1371
+ Content History
+ Submissions
Submission Date Submitter Organization
2008-04-11
(CWE Draft 9, 2008-04-11) 		CWE Content Team MITRE
+ Modifications
Modification Date Modifier Organization
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated View_Filter, View_Structure
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Description, Name, Type, View_Filter
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team MITRE
updated Mapping_Notes
+ Previous Entry Names
Change Date Previous Entry Name
2017-11-08 Chain Elements
Page Last Updated: September 09, 2025
 

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