Saturation/Exhaustion of Spacecraft Resources: RTOS Scheduler Compromise

This involves manipulating the RTOS scheduler to delay or deny the execution of critical tasks, potentially impacting satellite operations like Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) or Electrical Power System (EPS) management.

ID: T2053.006
Sub-technique of:  T2053
Tactic: Impact
Platforms: Space Segment
Contributors: Vissarion Moutafis
Version: 0.2
Created: 24 June 2025
Last Modified: 24 June 2025

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.