CAPEC Details
Name Physically Hacking Hardware
Likelyhood of attack Typical severity
Low High
Summary An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to gain access to currently installed hardware and precedes to implement changes or secretly replace a hardware component which undermines the system's integrity for the purpose of carrying out an attack.
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Related Weaknesses
CWE ID Description
CWE-1263 Improper Physical Access Control
Related CAPECS
CAPEC ID Description
CAPEC-440 An adversary exploits a weakness in the system maintenance process and causes a change to be made to a technology, product, component, or sub-component or a new one installed during its deployed use at the victim location for the purpose of carrying out an attack.