Standard attack pattern
Stable
CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials
This pattern of attack involves an adversary that uses stolen credentials to leverage remote services such as RDP, telnet, SSH, and VNC to log into a system. Once access is gained, any number of malicious activities could be performed.
Very High
Typical severity
Per MITRE
Not rated
Likelihood of attack
Per MITRE
7
Related weaknesses
CWEs this targets
Standard
Abstraction
MITRE classification
Overview
CAPEC-555 (Remote Services with Stolen Credentials) 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.