AML.T0018.000
Poison AI Model

MITRE source definition

Adversaries may manipulate an AI model's weights to change it's behavior or performance, resulting in a poisoned model. Adversaries may poison a model by directly manipulating its weights, training the model on poisoned data, further fine-tuning the model, or otherwise interfering with its training process.

The change in behavior of poisoned models may be limited to targeted categories in predictive AI models, or targeted topics, concepts, or facts in generative AI models, or aim for a general performance degradation.

Source modified 2026-05-27. Reproduced from the pinned ATLAS release; inline technique links resolve to local reference pages.

Parent, sub-techniques and ATT&CK references

• AML.T0018 Manipulate AI Model — parent

Source-backed defensive context

MITRE mitigations

• AML.M0005 Control Access to AI Models and Data at Rest
• AML.M0007 Sanitize Training Data
• AML.M0008 Validate AI Model
• AML.M0013 Code Signing
• AML.M0025 Maintain AI Dataset Provenance
• AML.M0035 AI Red Team

MITRE case studies

• AML.CS0019 PoisonGPT · Exercise
• AML.CS0027 Organization Confusion on Hugging Face · Exercise
• AML.CS0028 AI Model Tampering via Supply Chain Attack · Exercise

These are explicit source relationships, not independently reproduced incidents or validated detection coverage.

Simulation and telemetry boundary

This is a technique reference page, not a runnable simulation. No ATLAS-specific telemetry mapping, local attack execution or detector validation is asserted. MITRE maturity describes its source evidence, not a 1200km lab result.

For broader context—not technique-specific control mappings—see AI Security, AI Security Course, and detection-validation methodology.

Provenance and attribution

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