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AII-1001-61949
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Multiple Model Guardrail Jailbreak via IPA Encoding Tactic

A jailbreak vulnerability using International Phonetic Alphabet encoding has been discovered in multiple large language models. The exploit allows attackers to bypass safety guardrails that restrict information about harmful substances and illegal activities.

8 February 2025 · DeepSeek · Security and cyberattacks
8 February 2025

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Quick facts
Category
Security and cyberattacks
Source
0din.ai
Date
8 February 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

A guardrail jailbreak vulnerability has been discovered affecting multiple models. The specific flaw manifests through a combination of encoding prompts using the International Phonetic Alphabet and allows the attacker to bypass inference restrictions around providing information hazards and violating laws.

Index analysis

Testing conducted on DeepSeek V3, Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, OpenAI GPT-4o, and Twitter / X Grok 2 showed vulnerability scores ranging from 63 to 73 on crystal methamphetamine-related prompts.

Classification

Category
Security and cyberattacks
Industry
Media, social platforms and marketing
Harm status
Potential harm
Intent
Unknown
Timing
Post-deployment
Failure modes
Jailbreak, Content moderation failure
Consequences
None recorded
AI systems
DeepSeek V3, Gemini 2.0 Flash, GPT-4o, Grok 2

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

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