AML.T0018
Manipulate AI Model

MITRE source definition

Adversaries may manipulate an AI model artifact or its bundled components to change AI system behavior, introduce malicious code, or establish persistent malicious functionality. This may include modifying model weights, model architecture, or prompt-construction logic.

Manipulated artifacts may retain expected behavior under ordinary conditions while activating malicious behavior only for selected inputs, contexts, or deployment conditions.

Source modified 2026-07-31. Reproduced from the pinned ATLAS release; inline technique links resolve to local reference pages.

Parent, sub-techniques and ATT&CK references

• AML.T0018.000 Poison AI Model
• AML.T0018.001 Modify AI Model Architecture
• AML.T0018.002 Embed Malware
• AML.T0018.003 Modify Prompt Construction Logic

Source-backed defensive context

MITRE mitigations

• AML.M0005 Control Access to AI Models and Data at Rest
• AML.M0008 Validate AI Model
• AML.M0013 Code Signing
• AML.M0035 AI Red Team

MITRE case studies

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Simulation and telemetry boundary

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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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