Meta attack pattern
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CAPEC-554: Functionality Bypass
An adversary attacks a system by bypassing some or all functionality intended to protect it. Often, a system user will think that protection is in place, but the functionality behind those protections has been disabled by the adversary.
High
Typical severity
Per MITRE
Medium
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
2
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
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Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-554 (Functionality Bypass) is a meta-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.