diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-416/IteratorToExpiredContainer.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-416/IteratorToExpiredContainer.ql
index 139555cfa1d..11d628c1aff 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-416/IteratorToExpiredContainer.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-416/IteratorToExpiredContainer.ql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @name Iterator to expired container
  * @description Using an iterator owned by a container whose lifetime has expired may lead to unexpected behavior.
  * @kind problem
- * @precision medium
+ * @precision high
  * @id cpp/iterator-to-expired-container
  * @problem.severity warning
  * @security-severity 8.8