MITRE’s Hardware Weakness List 2025: Top Flaws That Keep Engineers Up at Night

MITRE Corporation’s revised 2025 CWE Most Important Hardware Weaknesses (MIHW) list is here to keep your circuits in check! Featuring 11 entries, including the new top spot “CWE-226: Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse,” it highlights the ongoing battle against hardware vulnerabilities. Don’t let your data make a surprise guest appearance!

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Hot Take:

Looks like MITRE is back at it again, trying to prevent our devices from turning into traitorous little spies. By revising their Most Important Hardware Weaknesses (MIHW) list, they’re doing their best impression of a hardware security superhero. Capes not included, but a solid awareness boost is definitely on the table.

Key Points:

  • MITRE released an updated list of the Most Important Hardware Weaknesses (MIHW).
  • The revised list includes 11 entries, focusing on resource reuse and debug mode bugs.
  • CWE-226: Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse tops the list.
  • Six new CWEs were added, highlighting evolving hardware security challenges.
  • Transparency and proactive design are crucial to overcoming these hardware flaws.

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