Logic Bomb
nounid
3165·updated May 12, 2026candidate
A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.
MWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.14.02.c.2 ¶ 1
Classifications
Entity Type
Threat0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- slag code
- alternatephrasing
- Logic bombs
- plural
- Logic BombsLogic bombses
- possessive
- Logic Bomb'sLogic bombs's
- pluralpossessive
- Logic Bombs'Logic bombses'
Framework definitions
- §1
- Logic bombs are programs or snippets of code that execute when a certain predefined event occurs. Logic bombs may also be set to go off on a certain date or when a specified set of circumstances occurs.
- §1
- A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.
- §1
- A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.
- §1
- a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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