Baseband exploitation
Cellular modem firmware exploited over the air below the OS
categoryWireless, mobile, IoT and OT/ICS attacksseverityVery HighdetectabilityNonelabnot yet measured
Classification
22 values: 14 reviewed, 5 imported, 3 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Software vulnerabilitiesWireless, mobile & IoT/OT |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Adjacent |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Attacker skill required | High |
| Resources required | High |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Low |
| Maturity | Emerging |
Impact & scope
| Severity | Very High |
|---|---|
| Impact | AvailabilityConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Platform | AndroidiOS |
| Environment | Mobile |
| Target asset class | EndpointPhysical |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | Initial Access |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | None |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Host Status |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 2
Detected by 1
- DET0666 attack-detection-strategy
Framework references
- Primary source: https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/mobile/
- attack-mobile: T1664 (primary)
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Wireless, mobile, IoT and OT/ICS attacks' table, line 474 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (MITRE Mobile ATT&CK v19.2 (STIX 2.1)) — ATT&CK usage prevalence: 2 groups/software/campaigns reference this technique (ATT&CK mobile v19.2)