Downgrade Attack - T1562.010

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may downgrade or use a version of system features that may be outdated, vulnerable, and/or does not support updated security controls. Downgrade attacks typically take advantage of a system’s backward compatibility to force it into less secure modes of operation.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1562010["Downgrade Attack"] --> |accesses| LegacySystem["Legacy System"]; class T1562010 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class LegacySystem ArtifactNode; click LegacySystem href "/dao/artifact/d3f:LegacySystem";
        click T1562010 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1562.010/"; click LegacySystem href "/dao/artifact/d3f:LegacySystem";             SystemVulnerabilityAssessment["System Vulnerability Assessment"] -->
          | evaluates | LegacySystem["Legacy System"];

          SystemVulnerabilityAssessment["System Vulnerability Assessment"] -.->
            | may-model | T1562010["Downgrade Attack"] ;
          class SystemVulnerabilityAssessment DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class LegacySystem ArtifactNode;
          click SystemVulnerabilityAssessment href "/technique/d3f:SystemVulnerabilityAssessment";

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