Building automation attack
BACnet/KNX controllers manipulated to disrupt HVAC, lighting or access
categoryWireless, mobile, IoT and OT/ICS attacksseverityHighdetectabilityNonelabnot yet measured
Classification
22 values: 16 reviewed, 5 imported, 1 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Wireless, mobile & IoT/OT |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Attacker skill required | Medium |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Medium |
| Maturity | Established |
Impact & scope
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Impact | AvailabilityIntegritySafety |
| Environment | Edge / IoTOT / ICS |
| Target asset class | Network devicePhysical |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | Defense Evasion (legacy) (deprecated)Impair Process Control (ICS) |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | None |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Network Traffic ContentNetwork Traffic Flow |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 5
- M0802 attack-mitigation
- M0807 attack-mitigation
- M0813 attack-mitigation
- M0930 attack-mitigation
- M0937 attack-mitigation
Detected by 1
- DET0902 attack-detection-strategy
Framework references
- Primary source: https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/ics/
- attack-ics: T1692 (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 523 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md