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AII-1001-09027
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Multiple Model Guardrail Jailbreak via "Scientific Formula" Tactic

A guardrail jailbreak vulnerability using deceptive formatting combined with scientific notation was discovered affecting multiple AI models. The flaw allows attackers to bypass restrictions on providing information about illegal substances and other harmful content.

19 February 2026 · Cohere · Security and cyberattacks
19 February 2026

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AII-1001-09027View source ↗
Quick facts
Category
Security and cyberattacks
Source
0din.ai
Date
19 February 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

A guardrail jailbreak vulnerability was discovered affecting multiple models. The flaw manifests when deceptive formatting is combined with scientific and mathematical notation.

Reported impact

Successful application of the jailbreak allows attackers to bypass inference restrictions around providing information hazards and violating laws.

Index analysis

Testing showed vulnerability scores varying across models: Cohere Command R scored 27 for crystal meth and 76 for fentanyl information; Google Gemini 2.0 Flash scored 55 for crystal meth; Mistral 8B scored 41 for crystal meth; OpenAI GPT-4o scored 64 for crystal meth.

Classification

Category
Security and cyberattacks
Harm status
Potential harm
Intent
Unknown
Timing
Post-deployment
Failure modes
Jailbreak, Manipulation or dark pattern, Content moderation failure
AI systems
Cohere Command R, Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, Mistral 8B, OpenAI GPT-4o

Sources and evidence

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

0din.ai
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