AML.T0069: Discover LLM System Information
The adversary is trying to discover something about the large language model's (LLM) system information. This may be found in a configuration file containing the system instructions or extracted via interactions with the LLM. The desired information may include the full system prompt, special characters that have significance to the LLM or keywords indicating functionality available to the LLM. Information about how the LLM is instructed can be used by the adversary to understand the system's capabilities and to aid them in crafting malicious prompts.
Sub-techniques
AML.T0069.000: Special Character Sets
Adversaries may discover delimiters and special characters sets used by the large language model. For example, delimiters used in retrieval augmented generation applications to differentiate between context and user prompts. These can later be exploited to confuse or manipulate the large language model into misbehaving.
AML.T0069.001: System Instruction Keywords
Adversaries may discover keywords that have special meaning to the large language model (LLM), such as function names or object names. These can later be exploited to confuse or manipulate the LLM into misbehaving and to make calls to plugins the LLM has access to.
AML.T0069.002: System Prompt
Adversaries may discover a large language model's system instructions provided by the AI system builder to learn about the system's capabilities and circumvent its guardrails.
Standards mapping
Where this fits in a TurboPentest engagement
This weakness is not covered by the automated black-box pentest. IntegSec pentesters cover it in a manual engagement.
Frequently asked questions
What is AML.T0069 Discover LLM System Information?
The adversary is trying to discover something about the large language model's (LLM) system information. This may be found in a configuration file containing the system instructions or extracted via interactions with the LLM. The desired information may include the full system prompt, special characters that have significance to the LLM or keywords indicating functionality available to the LLM. Information about how the LLM is instructed can be used by the adversary to understand the system's capabilities and to aid them in crafting malicious prompts.
Which tactics does AML.T0069 belong to?
AML.T0069 maps to the Discovery tactic.
Does TurboPentest test for Discover LLM System Information?
This weakness is not covered by the automated black-box pentest. IntegSec pentesters cover it in a manual engagement.
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