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CWE-1039 (自动识别机制在检测或处理对抗性输入扰动时能力不足) — Vulnerability Class 3

3 vulnerabilities classified as CWE-1039 (自动识别机制在检测或处理对抗性输入扰动时能力不足). AI Chinese analysis included.

CWE-1039 represents a critical weakness in automated recognition systems, specifically those leveraging machine learning for complex data classification like images or audio. This vulnerability arises when the system fails to detect or properly handle adversarial inputs—subtle, maliciously crafted perturbations designed to deceive the algorithm. Attackers typically exploit this by injecting these hidden modifications into legitimate data, causing the model to misclassify the input and produce incorrect, potentially dangerous outputs. To mitigate this risk, developers must implement robust adversarial training techniques, ensuring models are exposed to varied perturbations during the training phase. Additionally, integrating input validation layers, anomaly detection mechanisms, and continuous monitoring helps identify suspicious patterns. By hardening the recognition mechanism against these specific manipulation tactics, organizations can preserve the integrity and reliability of their automated decision-making processes against sophisticated evasion attempts.

MITRE CWE Description
The product uses an automated mechanism such as machine learning to recognize complex data inputs (e.g. image or audio) as a particular concept or category, but it does not properly detect or handle inputs that have been modified or constructed in a way that causes the mechanism to detect a different, incorrect concept. When techniques such as machine learning are used to automatically classify input streams, and those classifications are used for security-critical decisions, then any mistake in classification can introduce a vulnerability that allows attackers to cause the product to make the wrong security decision or disrupt service of the automated mechanism. If the mechanism is not developed or "trained" with enough input data or has not adequately undergone test and evaluation, then attackers may be able to craft malicious inputs that intentionally trigger the incorrect classification. Targeted technologies include, but are not necessarily limited to: automated speech recognition automated image recognition automated cyber defense Chatbot, LLMs, generative AI For example, an attacker might modify road signs or road surface markings to trick autonomous vehicles into misreading the sign/marking and performing a dangerous action. Another example includes an attacker that crafts highly specific and complex prompts to "jailbreak" a chatbot to bypass safety or privacy mechanisms, better known as prompt injection attacks.
Common Consequences (4)
IntegrityBypass Protection Mechanism
When the automated recognition is used in a protection mechanism, an attacker may be able to craft inputs that are misinterpreted in a way that grants excess privileges.
AvailabilityDoS: Resource Consumption (Other), DoS: Instability
There could be disruption to the service of the automated recognition system, which could cause further downstream failures of the software.
ConfidentialityRead Application Data
This weakness could lead to breaches of data privacy through exposing features of the training data, e.g., by using membership inference attacks or prompt injection attacks.
OtherVaries by Context
The consequences depend on how the application applies or integrates the affected algorithm.
Mitigations (5)
Architecture and DesignAlgorithmic modifications such as model pruning or compression can help mitigate this weakness. Model pruning ensures that only weights that are most relevant to the task are used in the inference of incoming data and has shown resilience to adversarial perturbed data.
Architecture and DesignConsider implementing adversarial training, a method that introduces adversarial examples into the training data to promote robustness of algorithm at inference time.
Architecture and DesignConsider implementing model hardening to fortify the internal structure of the algorithm, including techniques such as regularization and optimization to desensitize algorithms to minor input perturbations and/or changes.
ImplementationConsider implementing multiple models or using model ensembling techniques to improve robustness of individual model weaknesses against adversarial input perturbations.
ImplementationIncorporate uncertainty estimations into the algorithm that trigger human intervention or secondary/fallback software when reached. This could be when inference predictions and confidence scores are abnormally high/low comparative to expected model performance.
CVE IDTitleCVSSSeverityPublished
CVE-2025-3578 Adversarial Input Handling Vulnerability in AiDex — AiDex 8.1AIHighAI2025-04-15
CVE-2025-26644 Windows Hello Spoofing Vulnerability — Windows 10 Version 1809 5.1 Medium2025-04-08
CVE-2023-20071 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 安全漏洞 — Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 5.8 Medium2023-11-01

Vulnerabilities classified as CWE-1039 (自动识别机制在检测或处理对抗性输入扰动时能力不足) represent 3 CVEs. The CWE taxonomy describes the weakness; review individual CVEs for product-specific impact.