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Attack vector

nounid 1554·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

Entity Type

Threat0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

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Attack vectors
possessive
Attack vector's
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Attack vectors'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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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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