Angreifbares
Angreifbares is a German term used primarily in security and risk management to refer to elements that can be attacked or exploited. Grammatically it derives from the adjective angreifbar (attackable) and is sometimes used as a nominal concept describing objects, points, or configurations that constitute an attack surface. In security literature, Angreifbares encompasses assets, interfaces, data flows, and procedures that an attacker could target, either because they are exposed, poorly protected, or inherently vulnerable. The term is closely related to concepts like Angreifbarkeit (attackability or vulnerability) and Angriffsfähigkeit (ability to be attacked), but is often used to emphasize the existence of exploitable points rather than the probability of an attack.
Usage: In information security, practitioners identify Angreifbare elements through risk assessment and threat modeling. The goal
Examples: An unpatched server, a database with default credentials, an exposed API, weak authentication, or unencrypted