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 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may acquire information about vulnerabilities '
                'that can be used during targeting. A vulnerability is a '
                'weakness in computer hardware or software that can, '
                'potentially, be exploited by an adversary to cause unintended '
                'or unanticipated behavior to occur. Adversaries may find '
                'vulnerability information by searching open databases or '
                'gaining access to closed vulnerability databases.(Citation: '
                'National Vulnerability Database)\n'
                '\n'
                'An adversary may monitor vulnerability disclosures/databases '
                'to understand the state of existing, as well as newly '
                'discovered, vulnerabilities. There is usually a delay between '
                'when a vulnerability is discovered and when it is made '
                'public. An adversary may target the systems of those known to '
                'conduct vulnerability research (including commercial '
                'vendors). Knowledge of a vulnerability may cause an adversary '
                'to search for an existing exploit (i.e. '
                '[Exploits](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588/005)) or '
                'to attempt to develop one themselves (i.e. '
                '[Exploits](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587/004)).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1588.006',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588/006'},
                         {'description': 'National Vulnerability Database. '
                                         '(n.d.). National Vulnerability '
                                         'Database. Retrieved October 15, '
                                         '2020.',
                          'source_name': 'National Vulnerability Database',
                          'url': 'https://nvd.nist.gov/'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--2b5aa86b-a0df-4382-848d-30abea443327',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'resource-development'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:48:34.033Z',
 'name': 'Vulnerabilities',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['PRE'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.0'}

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