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Dead Code

Dead Code

CWE-561

Short description

The product contains dead code, which can never be executed.

Extended description

Dead code is code that can never be executed in a running program. The surrounding code makes it impossible for a section of code to ever be executed.

Best practices to prevent this CWE

Phase: Implementation

Remove dead code before deploying the application.

Phase: Testing

Use a static analysis tool to spot dead code.

Recently published CVEs

CVE-2024-32634

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