IoPC Taxonomy · T9 Persistence, Propagation & Evasion

IOPC-T9.001 Agent Configuration & Prompt Logic Tampering

Persistent modification of what governs the agent — system prompt assembly, tool registry, agent configuration files or deployment settings — so the compromise survives the session without a new injection.

How it differs

Distinguished from Persistent Memory Poisoning (T2.002), which corrupts remembered content: here the executable configuration itself is rewritten.

Status

active, evidence: observed telemetry, reviewed 2026-11-12.

Mapped to

• Google Secure AI Framework (SAIF): risk:Model Deployment Tampering Model Deployment Tampering (related)
• MITRE ATLAS: AML.T0018.003 Manipulate AI Model: Modify Prompt Construction Logic (related)
• MITRE ATLAS: AML.T0081 Modify AI Agent Configuration (equivalent)

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