RAG poisoning
Documents planted to be retrieved and steer model answers
categoryAI/ML and emerging attacksseverityHighlabnot yet measured
Classification
17 values: 10 reviewed, 6 imported, 1 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | AI model manipulation |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Attacker skill required | Medium |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Medium |
| Maturity | Proof of concept |
Impact & scope
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Impact | ConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Platform | AI System |
| Environment | AI system |
| Target asset class | ML model / agent |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | AI Attack StagingPersistence |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 2
Framework references
- Primary source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitre-atlas/atlas-data/main/dist/ATLAS.yaml
- atlas: AML.T0070 (primary)
- atlas: AML.T0066
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'AI/ML and emerging attacks' table, line 633 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md