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AII-1001-08837
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DALL-E3 guardrail jailbreak via feminist art discourse framing

A jailbreak vulnerability in OpenAI's DALL-E3 allows users to bypass content restrictions by framing explicit image requests within feminist discourse and artistic terminology using prompt injection techniques.

19 February 2026 Β· OpenAI Β· Security and cyberattacks
19 February 2026
AII-1001-08837
Quick facts
Organization
OpenAI (subject)
Category
Security and cyberattacks
Country
United States
Date
19 February 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

A guardrail jailbreak vulnerability in DALL-E3 was discovered that allows attackers to bypass restrictions on generating explicit imagery by framing requests within feminist discourse and artistic terminology.

The technique uses concepts like 'bodily autonomy' and 'sacred feminine' to manipulate the model's content controls, employing prompt injection methods to override safeguards.

Index analysis

The jailbreak combines prompt injection with a strong arm attack stratagem that exploits the model's response to perceived authority and reframing of restricted content as artistic or cultural expression.

Classification

Organization
OpenAI (subject)
Category
Security and cyberattacks
Industry
Media, social platforms and marketing
Country
United States
Harm status
Potential harm
Intent
Intentional
Timing
Post-deployment
Failure modes
Jailbreak, Manipulation or dark pattern, Content moderation failure, Prompt injection
AI systems
DALL-E 3

Sources and evidence

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