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CWE-20: Improper input validation in CISA KEV
Improper Input Validation
Answer 119 KEV entries list CWE-20 (Improper input validation) as of catalog 2026.09.23, 6.9% of the catalog and rank 1 of 185 weaknesses. The most affected vendor is Microsoft (28).
The software does not check that input has the properties it needs before using it.
- KEV entries
- 1196.9% of catalog
- Vendors
- 42affected
- Ransomware: known
- 2621.8%
- First added
- 2021-11-03
- Latest added
- 2026-09-22
VVendors
TAdditions by year
| Year | Added |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 |
PProducts
| Product | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | 11 | 9.2% |
| Apple iOS and macOS | 3 | 2.5% |
| Apache Struts | 3 | 2.5% |
| Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software | 3 | 2.5% |
| Cisco IOS software | 3 | 2.5% |
| Apache ActiveMQ | 2 | 1.7% |
| ImageMagick ImageMagick | 2 | 1.7% |
| Linux Kernel | 2 | 1.7% |
EAll entries
Cite this
119 CISA KEV entries list CWE-20 (Improper input validation), 6.9% of the catalog. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/cwe/cwe-20/
Source: CISA KEV catalog v2026.09.23, released 2026-09-23. Windows end 2026-09-23.