Standard attack pattern
Stable
CAPEC-452: Infected Hardware
An adversary inserts malicious logic into hardware, typically in the form of a computer virus or rootkit. This logic is often hidden from the user of the hardware and works behind the scenes to achieve negative impacts. This pattern of attack focuses on hardware already fielded and used in operation as opposed to hardware that is still under development and part of the supply chain.
High
Typical severity
Per MITRE
Medium
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
0
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Standard
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-452 (Infected Hardware) is a standard-level attack pattern catalogued by MITRE in the Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC). It describes a recurring method attackers use to exploit software weaknesses.