MITRE ATLASsub-technique
AML.T0018.002 Embed Malware
- Tactics
- Persistence, Ai Attack Staging
- Created
- 2025-04-09
Description
Adversaries may embed malicious code into AI Model files.
AI models may be packaged as a combination of instructions and weights.
Some formats such as pickle files are unsafe to deserialize because they can contain unsafe calls such as exec.
Models with embedded malware may still operate as expected.
It may allow them to achieve Execution, Command & Control, or Exfiltrate Data.
Related
Subtechnique of · MITRE ATLAS (1)
- AML.T0018 Manipulate AI Model technique
Tactic · MITRE ATLAS (2)
- AML.TA0006 Persistence tactic
- AML.TA0001 AI Attack Staging tactic
Referenced by MITRE ATLAS · mitigates (1)
- AML.M0013 Code Signing mitigation