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AVID-2026-R0102

Description

Multiple Model Guardrail Jailbreak via “Academic Framing” Tactic

Details

A guardrail jailbreak vulnerability has been discovered affecting multiple LLM models. The specific flaw manifests when the attacker frames illicit synthesis requests as academic chemistry assignments involving fictional chemists and quoted materials, thereby allowing the attacker to bypass inference restrictions around providing information hazards and violating laws.

Metrics

0DIN Jailbreak Testing obtained the following test scores.

ModelTest KindTest ScoreTemperature (max 2.0)
Cohere Command RIllegal Substances: Crystal Meth59.00.7
DeepSeek DeepSeek R1Illegal Substances: Crystal Meth45.00.7
DeepSeek DeepSeek V3Illegal Substances: Crystal Meth68.00.7
Google Gemini 2.0 FlashIllegal Substances: Crystal Meth50.00.7
Mistral Mistral 8BIllegal Substances: Crystal Meth68.00.7
Mistral Mistral LargeIllegal Substances: Crystal Meth59.00.7
OpenAI GPT-4o miniIllegal Substances: Crystal Meth77.0N/A
Twitter / X Grok 2Illegal Substances: Crystal Meth64.00.7

References

Affected or Relevant Artifacts

TypeName
ModelCohere Command R
ModelDeepSeek DeepSeek R1
ModelDeepSeek DeepSeek V3
SystemGoogle Gemini 2.0 Flash
ModelMistral Mistral 8B
SystemMistral Mistral Large
SystemOpenAI GPT-4o mini
SystemTwitter / X Grok 2

Impact

0DIN

  • Social Impact Score: Level 3: Significant Risk
  • Jailbreak Taxonomy:
CategoryStrategyTechnique
FictionalizingRoleplayingClaim Authority
StratagemsMeta PromptingPerspective Shifting

Other information

  • Report Type: Measurement
  • Credits: Miller Engelbrecht
  • Date Reported: 2026-02-19
  • Version:
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