Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.
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Weaknesses in this category are related to access control.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the "Zone Boundary Failures" category from the SEI ETF "Categories of Security Vulnerabilities in ICS" as published in March...
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A07 category "Identification and Authentication Failures" in the OWASP Top Ten 2021.
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