Hard Problems in CWE, and What it Tells us about Hard Problems in the Industry
summary
CWE is almost 20 years old and still wrestling with concrete problems: balancing usability with technical rigor, filling classification gaps, and improving mapping accuracy. Current work includes publishing mapping usage recommendations, creating a 22‑category comprehensive view, and expanding coverage (hardware via CWE 4.0, ICS, AI). Pain points: 900+ weaknesses versus a theoretical 32,000 variants, widespread misuse of high‑level IDs (eg, overuse of CWE200 and CWE20), limited mapper time/expertise, and inconsistent examples and terminology that break repeatable, precise mappings.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00CWE introduction and history
- 6:21CWE evolution and audience
- 15:19CWE mapping challenges
- 27:21Weakness vs vulnerability mindset
- 33:28Improving CWE usability
- 40:36CWE examples and quality
- 47:01CWE future and community
- 53:40Q&A
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