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Attack Path Analysis for Upstream Remediations

Bastazo Attack Path Analysis evaluates vulnerabilities in the context of your network, attacker capabilities, and exploit paths to determine what is truly reachable and what can safely be deprioritized.

Why Vulnerability Lists Miss Real-World Risk

Traditional vulnerability tools typically do not account for network segmentation, firewall rules, allowed protocols, or attacker sophistication. This results in lengthy lists of theoretically urgent, but often unexploitable, findings. In OT environments where patching is difficult, teams must prioritize reachable vulnerabilities.

What Bastazo's Attack Path Analysis Does

Bastazo helps OT teams refine and reduce their remediations to the breakpoints within an attacker’s path. 
Evaluates reachability, not just severity
A vulnerability only matters if an attacker can reach it. Bastazo analyzes network configurations (through integrations with tools like Nozomi) to determine first of all whether an attacker could reach the asset and then whether they can exploit it.
Identifies the most likely attack path
The platform predicts how an attacker would realistically move from the open internet or internal footholds to a target asset in a way that identifies complex attack paths that can’t be easily seen with existing tools.
Reduces unnecessary patching
By identifying realistic attack paths, Bastazo often downgrades priority on multiple endpoints and instead highlights more important upstream fixes.

How It Works

Step One

Ingest vulnerability data

Bastazo ingests known vulnerabilities and network configuration data

Step Two

Exposure evaluation

The platform evaluates exposure from potential attacker entry points to internal OT assets.

Step Three

Attack sequence modeling

It models likely attack sequences by simulating attacker movement from the Internet to internal zones. The model includes multi-step attack playbooks where the attacker compromises zones through available rules and exploiting existing vulnerabilities.

Step Four

Exploit likelihood

If an attacker can reach a vulnerable asset, the model also determines whether the adversary is likely to exploit the given vulnerability.

Focus on the most effective remediations

We then feed the attack paths into our SSVC calculation to downgrade most vulnerability response actions to “Defer”, saving weeks to months of unnecessary remediation work.

Not A Peneration Test

This is not a penetration test. Bastazo does not actively probe your network. It analyzes existing data continuously to determine paths an attacker would take.

Key Outcomes for OT teams

Fewer unnecessary patches

Clear justification for deprioritization

Reduced risk from potential attacks

Smarter Patching Through Path-Based Decisions

Attack Path Analysis is often used to reduce remediation effort.
For example, three engineering workstations may all appear vulnerable. Path analysis shows that exploiting any of them requires first compromising a vulnerable network switch. Instead of patching all three systems immediately, Bastazo recommends addressing the switch first—breaking the attack path entirely to all three stations.

This approach leads to fewer patches, more effective remediation, and risk reduction that aligns with real attacker behavior.

FAQs

Is this a penetration test?
No, not an active penetration test, but it contributes to a passive vulnerability test. Bastazo does not actively access or exploit your network. It analyzes existing data to model likely attack paths.
Does this replace vulnerability scanning?
No. It enhances vulnerability data by adding network and adversary context.
Can this downgrade vulnerability priority?
Yes. If no viable attack path exists, vulnerabilities are often deprioritized.
How does this work with SSVC?
Attack path findings can inform exposure and exploitability decisions within SSVC-based prioritization.
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