Compliance Node Overview
MITRE CAPEC-646 (Peripheral Footprinting) is a standard-level attack pattern in the MITRE Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification. Adversaries may attempt to obtain information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system. Examples may include discovering the presence of iOS devices by searching for backups, analyzing the Windows registry to determine what USB devices have been connected, or infecting a victim system with malware to report when a USB device has been connected. Likelihood of attack: Low. Typical severity: Medium. Maps to weaknesses CWE-200. Relates to MITRE ATT&CK T1120.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: MITRE Corporation · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/646.html
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Primary Citations — 8 traced to source
- MITRE CAPEC-646: Peripheral Footprinting (https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/646.html)
- CWE-200: underlying weakness (http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html)
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