Backdoor
nounid
1637·updated May 9, 2026verified
An undocumented way of gaining access to a computer system. A backdoor is a potential security risk.
polysemousMWE
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Classifications
Entity Type
Vulnerability92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- back doorback entrancebackdoor
- alternatephrasing
- Back doorBack Door
- plural
- Backdoors
- possessive
- Backdoor's
- pluralpossessive
- Backdoors'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A backdoor is a tool installed after a compromise to give an attacker easier access to the compromised system around any security mechanisms that are in place.
- §1
- A means of regaining access to a compromised system by installing software or configuring existing software to enable remote access under attacker-defined conditions
- §1
- An undocumented way of gaining access to a computer system. A backdoor is a potential security risk.
- §1
- Typically unauthorized hidden software or hardware mechanism used to circumvent security controls.
- §1
- An undocumented way of gaining access to a computer system. A backdoor is a potential security risk.
- §1
- a secret or underhand means of access to a place or a position
- §2
- an entrance at the rear of a building
- §3
- an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
- §1 · legacy_primary
- An undocumented way of gaining access to a computer system. A backdoor is a potential security risk.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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