CAPEC-653 Use of Known Operating System Credentials
abstraction: standardstatus: activeAn adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate operating system credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions on the system, under the guise of an authenticated user or service. This applies to any Operating System.
likelihood: Highseverity: High
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