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attack path

nounid 1549·updated Aug 30, 2026
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The steps that an adversary takes or may take to plan, prepare for, and execute an attack.

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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

plural
attack paths
possessive
attack path's
pluralpossessive
attack paths'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
The steps that an adversary takes or may take to plan, prepare for, and execute an attack.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The steps that an adversary takes or may take to plan, prepare for, and execute an attack.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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