CWE-1121 - Excessive McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity
- Abstraction:Base
- Structure:Simple
- Status:Incomplete
- Release Date:2019-01-03
- Latest Modification Date:2024-02-29
Weakness Name
Excessive McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity
Description
The code contains McCabe cyclomatic complexity that exceeds a desirable maximum.
This issue makes it more difficult to understand and/or maintain the product, which indirectly affects security by making it more difficult or time-consuming to find and/or fix vulnerabilities. It also might make it easier to introduce vulnerabilities.
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