CWE-1291 Detail

CWE-1291

Public Key Re-Use for Signing both Debug and Production Code
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2020-08-20
00h00 +00:00
2025-12-11
00h00 +00:00
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Name: Public Key Re-Use for Signing both Debug and Production Code

The same public key is used for signing both debug and production code.

General Informations

Modes Of Introduction

Implementation

Applicable Platforms

Language

Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Operating Systems

Class: Not OS-Specific (Undetermined)

Architectures

Class: Not Architecture-Specific (Undetermined)

Technologies

Class: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)

Common Consequences

Scope Impact Likelihood
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Access Control
Accountability
Authentication
Authorization
Non-Repudiation
Other		Read Memory, Modify Memory, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by ContextHigh

Potential Mitigations

Phases : Implementation
Use different keys for Production and Debug.

Detection Methods

Architecture or Design Review

Effectiveness : High

Dynamic Analysis with Manual Results Interpretation

Effectiveness : High

Vulnerability Mapping Notes

Justification : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Comment : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release Version
Parbati Kumar Manna, Hareesh Khattri, Arun Kanuparthi Intel Corporation 2020-05-26 +00:00 2020-08-20 +00:00 4.2

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Weakness_Ordinalities
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