ESA SPACE-SHIELD
T2053.004
enhancement

Drain satellite's power

Parent: T2053

Description

The attacker can target satellites with energy or resource constraints to lead them prioritizing power saving efforts and disabling security controls. The satellite becomes then more vulnerable to other attacks such as gaining unauthorized access or eavesdropping on cleartext communications. This goal can be reached with a regenerative payload "flooding", sending to the satellite more packets than expected to rapidly consume its energy. The exploitation of a payload application can achieve a similar result.(Citation: SRC012)

Mapped SPARTA techniques

1 techniques

  • T2053.004 'Drain satellite's power' covers the operational outcome of EX-0012.09's EPS manipulation (disabling load shed, raising heater floors, driving excess consumption to deplete batteries).

Cite as SafeMode Space, space-shield T2053.004.

Built 2026-07-25 from 216 techniques, 334 regulation articles, 125 ENISA controls, 2,610 framework controls, and 90 countermeasures.