MITRE ATLAS 2026.09 / technique reference
AML.T0079
Stage Capabilities
MITRE source definition
Adversaries may upload, install, or otherwise set up capabilities that can be used during targeting. To support their operations, an adversary may need to take capabilities they developed ([Develop Capabilities](/techniques/AML.T0017)) or obtained ([Obtain Capabilities](/techniques/AML.T0016)) and stage them on infrastructure under their control. These capabilities may be staged on infrastructure that was previously purchased/rented by the adversary ([Acquire Infrastructure](/techniques/AML.T0008)) or was otherwise compromised by them. Capabilities may also be staged on web services, such as GitHub, model registries, such as Hugging Face, or container registries.
Adversaries may stage a variety of AI Artifacts including poisoned datasets ([Publish Poisoned AI Artifacts: Datasets](/techniques/AML.T0115.000), malicious models ([Publish Poisoned AI Artifacts: Models](/techniques/AML.T0115.001), and prompt injections. They may target names of legitimate companies or products, engage in typosquatting, or use hallucinated entities ([Discover LLM Hallucinations](/techniques/AML.T0062)).
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
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Source-backed defensive context
MITRE mitigations
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MITRE case studies
- AML.CS0021 ChatGPT Conversation Exfiltration · Exercise
- AML.CS0041 Rules File Backdoor: Supply Chain Attack on AI Coding Assistants · Exercise
- AML.CS0045 Data Exfiltration via an MCP Server used by Cursor · Exercise
- AML.CS0050 OpenClaw 1-Click Remote Code Execution · Exercise
- AML.CS0051 OpenClaw Command & Control via Prompt Injection · Exercise
- AML.CS0055 AI ClickFix: Hijacking Computer-Use Agents Using ClickFix · Exercise
- AML.CS0057 Storm-2139 Azure OpenAI Guardrail Bypass · Incident
- AML.CS0059 EchoLeak: Zero-Click Prompt Injection Targeting M365 Copilot for Data Exfiltration · Exercise
- AML.CS0061 AI in the Middle: Web-Based AI Services as C2 Relays · Exercise
- AML.CS0066 ZombieAgent: Data Exfiltration Attack on ChatGPT · Exercise
- AML.CS0072 AI Recommendation Poisoning via Crafted AI Assistant Links · Incident
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Simulation and telemetry boundary
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