MITRE ATLAS / AML.T0048

AML.T0048: Backdoor ML Model

Train or fine-tune a backdoored model that activates on a hidden trigger.

Last reviewed June 2026

Problem

The gap AML.T0048 closes

Backdoor ML Model sits in the persistence surface, and MITRE ATLAS rates it critical. Train or fine-tune a backdoored model that activates on a hidden trigger. For teams shipping LLM and agentic features, a control like this is only as good as the evidence that it was actually tested - an unverified control is a finding waiting for an auditor.

How Penaxtra approaches it

How Penaxtra delivers AML.T0048

Penaxtra maps its probe families to this ATLAS technique, so adversarial activity matching backdoor ml model surfaces as a finding carrying the AML.T0048 technique identifier - ready for ATT&CK-style threat tracking and reporting. Every relevant finding is created with the MITRE ATLAS AML.T0048 identifier already attached, so it lands in the audit-evidence pack mapped to the control rather than as a screenshot someone has to translate later. Where the same weakness touches another framework, the cross-framework overlap means one finding satisfies several control cells at once.

Technical capabilities

AML.T0048 capabilities

Probe and check coverage aligned to AML

T0048 (Backdoor ML Model).

Findings tagged with the MITRE ATLAS AML

T0048 control identifier.

Severity context (MITRE ATLAS rates this critical)

Cross-framework overlap so one finding maps to several control cells

PDF and JSON audit-evidence export with the control id attached

Compliance mapping

AML.T0048 compliance mapping

Findings for AML.T0048 carry the MITRE ATLAS AML.T0048 identifier and cross-map to the related controls in the other five frameworks Penaxtra covers.

FAQ

Frequently asked

What is AML.T0048 (Backdoor ML Model)?

Train or fine-tune a backdoored model that activates on a hidden trigger. It is part of MITRE ATLAS, rated critical.

How does Penaxtra test for AML.T0048?

Penaxtra maps its probe families to this ATLAS technique, so adversarial activity matching backdoor ml model surfaces as a finding carrying the AML.T0048 technique identifier - ready for ATT&CK-style threat tracking and reporting.

Does a finding for AML.T0048 help with an audit?

Yes. Each finding is tagged with the MITRE ATLAS AML.T0048 control identifier and exported in the PDF and JSON evidence pack, so it maps straight onto the auditor control list instead of needing manual translation.

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