weakness
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
An exception noted in tests of properly designed internal controls that may indicate ineffectiveness. Management must consider the extent of a weakness in such cases. Weaknesses can be classified as a simple deficiency, significant deficiency, or a material weakness.
polysemousFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
A shortcoming or imperfection in software code, design, architecture, or deployment that, under proper conditions, could become a vulnerability or contribute to the introduction of vulnerabilities.
Wordset Dictionary
the property of lacking physical or mental strength
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powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
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a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you
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a flaw or weak point
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the condition of being financially weak
Classifications
Entity Type
Vulnerability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
—80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- synonym
- failinghelplessnessimpuissance
- alternatephrasing
- Weakness
- plural
- weaknesses
- possessive
- weakness's
- pluralpossessive
- weaknesses'