CAPEC-552
Install Rootkit
An adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to install malware that alters the functionality and information provide by targeted operating system API calls. Often referred to as rootkits, it is often used to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.
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Mitigations
Prevent adversary access to privileged accounts necessary to install rootkits.
Weaknesses it exploits
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Recent CVEs with these weaknesses
- 3.5CVE-2026-113971
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.12 and iPadOS 18.7.12, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. An attacker with physical access may be able to pair a device with an AirPlay rece…
- 6.3CVE-2026-124834
A security vulnerability has been detected in iomad up to 4.5.15/5.0.11/5.1.8/5.2.4. Affected by this issue is the function store_temporary_password of the file public/local/iomad/classes/company_user.php of the component Password Field Ha…
- 5.1CVE-2026-124635
A vulnerability was identified in kevquirk PureBlog up to 3.7.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the file admin/upload-image.php of the component Admin Image Upload Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack ma…
- 2.0CVE-2026-124623
A security flaw has been discovered in PipraPay 3.0.0. Affected is the function system-settings-import of the file /sumo166/CVE-apply/blob/main/PipraPay/PipraPay/system-settings-import of the component ZIP Archive Handler. Performing a man…
- 2.1CVE-2026-124587
A vulnerability was identified in elizaOS eliza 2.0.3-beta.7. The affected element is an unknown function of the file packages/app/platforms/electrobun/src/lifecycle/api-base-owner.ts of the component HTTP Server. Such manipulation leads t…
- 5.3CVE-2026-123129
The Event Tickets Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.6.0 does not validate the ticket-type price sent to one of its unauthenticated AJAX actions when the referenced product has no ticket types configured, and stores the subm…
- 5.3CVE-2026-124569
A vulnerability was found in fushengqian fuintCatering up to 6d054f5788ac8645eb491f79242bb8a625efc133. The affected element is the function updateCommissionCash of the file CommissionCashServiceImpl.java. The manipulation of the argument S…
- 5.3CVE-2026-124568
A vulnerability has been found in fushengqian fuintCatering up to 6d054f5788ac8645eb491f79242bb8a625efc133. Impacted is the function RefundServiceImpl.agreeRefund of the component Refund Agreement. The manipulation leads to improper access…
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Examples
A rootkit may take the form of a hypervisor. A hypervisor is a software layer that sits between the operating…
A rootkit may take the form of a hypervisor. A hypervisor is a software layer that sits between the operating system and the processor. It presents a virtual running environment to the operating system. An example of a common hypervisor is Xen. Because a hypervisor operates at a level below the operating system it can hide its existence from the operating system.
Similar to a rootkit, a bootkit is a malware variant that modifies the boot sectors of a hard drive, includin…
Similar to a rootkit, a bootkit is a malware variant that modifies the boot sectors of a hard drive, including the Master Boot Record (MBR) and Volume Boot Record (VBR). Adversaries may use bootkits to persist on systems at a layer below the operating system, which may make it difficult to perform full remediation unless an organization suspects one was used and can act accordingly.
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