CWE-686

Function Call With Incorrect Argument Type
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The product calls a function, procedure, or routine, but the caller specifies an argument that is the wrong data type, which may lead to resultant weaknesses.

Status
draft
Abstraction
variant

This weakness is most likely to occur in loosely typed languages, or in strongly typed languages in which the types of variable arguments cannot be enforced at compilation time, or where there is implicit casting.

Common Consequences

other
Impacts
quality degradation

Detection Methods

other

Potential Mitigations