Flaw

nounid 2614·updated May 9, 2026
verified

Error of commission, omission, or oversight in an information system that may allow protection mechanisms to be bypassed.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Vulnerability92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
fault
plural
Flaws
possessive
Flaw's
pluralpossessive
Flaws'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Error of commission, omission, or oversight in an information system that may allow protection mechanisms to be bypassed.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Error of commission, omission, or oversight in an information system that may allow protection mechanisms to be bypassed.
Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
§2
defect or weakness in a person's character
§3
an imperfection in an object or machine

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