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Maintenance Hook

nounid 3195·updated Aug 30, 2026
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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.

MWE

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Classifications

Entity Type

Vulnerability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Maintenance Hooks
possessive
Maintenance Hook's
pluralpossessive
Maintenance Hooks'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
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.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
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.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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