USB flash drive attacks
Description
It is possible to connect USB flash drives containing viruses to a corporate machine. This could allow an attacker to infect it with malicious software.
Impact
Infect machines with malware.
Recommendation
- Set physical access controls to avoid the connection of unauthorized peripheral devices. - Install the proper security suite on the workstations that mitigates the risk of malicious code infection.
Threat
Unauthorized internal attacker.
Expected Remediation Time
⏱️ 450 minutes.
Requirements
273 - Define a fixed security suiteFixes
Score
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
Attack vector
P
Attack complexity
L
Attack requirements
N
Privileges required
N
User interaction
N
Confidentiality (VC)
L
Integrity (VI)
L
Availability (VA)
L
Confidentiality (SC)
N
Integrity (SI)
N
Availability (SA)
N
Threat 4.0
Exploit maturity
X
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N