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title: "False Negative"
date: "2021-02-18T03:56:06+00:00"
url: "https://staging.checkmarx.com/glossary/false-negative/"
description: "False Negative Glossary: Understand the Risks of Missed Security Threats. Learn Best Practices for Prevention. [False Negative]"
---

# False Negative

A false negative, in the context of security testing, is a result which **HAS NOT** been highlighted by a security tool but the vulnerability does exist.