Attack vector

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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A path or route used by the adversary to gain access to the target (asset) Scope Note: There are two types of attack vectors: ingress and egress (also known as data exfiltration)

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Attack vectors
possessive: Attack vector's
pluralpossessive: Attack vectors'

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