Detailed attack pattern
Draft
CAPEC-531: Hardware Component Substitution
An attacker substitutes out a tested and approved hardware component for a maliciously-altered hardware component. This type of attack is carried out directly on the system, enabling the attacker to then cause disruption or additional compromise.
High
Typical severity
Per MITRE
Low
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
0
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Detailed
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-531 (Hardware Component Substitution) is a detailed-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.