CAPEC-578

Disable Security Software
Medium
Medium
Usable
2015-11-09
00h00 +00:00
2023-01-24
00h00 +00:00
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Descriptions CAPEC

An adversary exploits a weakness in access control to disable security tools so that detection does not occur. This can take the form of killing processes, deleting registry keys so that tools do not start at run time, deleting log files, or other methods.

Informations CAPEC

Prerequisites

The adversary must have the capability to interact with the configuration of the targeted system.

Resources Required

None: No specialized resources are required to execute this type of attack.

Mitigations

Ensure proper permissions are in place to prevent adversaries from altering the execution status of security tools.

Related Weaknesses

CWE-ID Weakness Name

CWE-284

 Improper Access Control
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2015-11-09 +00:00

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2018-07-31 +00:00 Updated Attack_Motivation-Consequences, Attack_Prerequisites, Description Summary, References, Related_Weaknesses, Resources_Required, Solutions_and_Mitigations, Typical_Likelihood_of_Exploit, Typical_Severity
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2019-04-04 +00:00 Updated Related_Weaknesses
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2019-09-30 +00:00 Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2020-07-30 +00:00 Updated Related_Attack_Patterns, Taxonomy_Mappings
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2022-09-29 +00:00 Updated Taxonomy_Mappings
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2023-01-24 +00:00 Updated Taxonomy_Mappings