Maintenance Hook
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
Special instructions (trapdoors) in software allowing easy maintenance and additional feature development. Since maintenance hooks frequently allow entry into the code without the usual checks, they are a serious security risk if they are not removed prior to live implementation.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Classifications
Entity Type
Vulnerability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
Cui65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- plural
- Maintenance Hooks
- possessive
- Maintenance Hook's
- pluralpossessive
- Maintenance Hooks'