AML.T0049
Exploit Public-Facing Application

MITRE source definition

Adversaries may attempt to take advantage of a weakness in an Internet-facing computer or program using software, data, or commands in order to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior. The weakness in the system can be a bug, a glitch, or a design vulnerability. These applications are often websites, but can include databases (like SQL), standard services (like SMB or SSH), network device administration and management protocols (like SNMP and Smart Install), and any other applications with Internet accessible open sockets, such as web servers and related services.

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

• T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application — explicit ATLAS ATT&CK reference

Source-backed defensive context

MITRE mitigations

• AML.M0039 AI Honeypots

MITRE case studies

• AML.CS0023 ShadowRay: Hijacking Exposed Ray Clusters · Incident
• AML.CS0028 AI Model Tampering via Supply Chain Attack · Exercise
• AML.CS0030 LLM Jacking · Incident
• AML.CS0052 LLMSmith: RCE Vulnerabilities in LLM-Integrated Applications · Exercise
• AML.CS0068 Autonomous OpenAI Evaluation Agents Compromise Hugging Face Infrastructure · Incident
• AML.CS0069 GTG-1002 Claude Code Espionage Campaign · Incident
• AML.CS0070 Threat Actor Uses a DeepSeek-Powered Hermes Agent in Langflow and n8n Exploitation Attempts · Incident
• AML.CS0071 Multi-Agent Framework Compromises Taiwanese Government Systems · Incident

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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