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LMVD-ID: f0119085
Paper published November 1, 2025
Entry analyzed December 1, 2025
Paper-reported evidence
Confidence: Source-linked

The LMVD-ID is an internal research identifier, not an official CVE identifier.

EvoSynth: Evolutionary Attack Synthesis

Large Language Models (LLMs) are vulnerable to a novel class of jailbreak attacks generated through the evolutionary synthesis of executable, code-based attack algorithms. Unlike traditional methods that refine or…

BibTeX citation

Paper-evaluated models(10)

Claude Sonnet 4.5, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, GPT-4o +7 more
  • Claude Sonnet 4.5
  • DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
  • GPT-4o
  • GPT-5 Chat
  • Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
  • Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
  • Llama Guard 2 8B
  • Llama Guard 3 8B
  • Llama Guard 4 12B
  • Qwen Max

Description

Large Language Models (LLMs) are vulnerable to a novel class of jailbreak attacks generated through the evolutionary synthesis of executable, code-based attack algorithms. Unlike traditional methods that refine or combine static prompts, this technique uses an automated multi-agent system (EvoSynth) to autonomously engineer and evolve the underlying code that generates the attack. These generated algorithms exhibit high structural and dynamic complexity, using features like control flow, state management, and multi-layer obfuscation to create highly evasive prompts. The attack's success against robust models correlates with the programmatic complexity of the generating algorithm (e.g., Abstract Syntax Tree node count and calls to external tools), demonstrating a vulnerability to procedurally generated narratives that current safety mechanisms do not effectively detect.

Examples

The following is an example of a "Procedural Narrative Graph" algorithm synthesized by the EvoSynth framework. This executable Python code dynamically generates a unique and complex attack prompt on each run by stochastically traversing a narrative graph and applying randomized, multi-layer obfuscation.

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import base64
import random
import uuid
from datetime import datetime

class NarrativeNode:
"""Represents a single state in the narrative hypergraph."""
def __init__(self, node_id, node_type, prompt_template, required_vars=None, output_vars=None):
    self.node_id = node_id
    self.node_type = node_type
    self.prompt_template = prompt_template
    # ... (implementation details omitted for brevity)

class OmniNarrativeHypergraphEngine:
"""A graph-based engine that stochastically traverses a narrative space to build highly complex, non-linear red teaming prompts."""
def __init__(self):
    self.nodes = {}
    self.edges = {}
    self.world_state = {"session_id": str(uuid.uuid4()), "timestamp": datetime.utcnow().isoformat()}
    self._build_hypergraph()

def _build_hypergraph(self):
    """Initializes the complex web of narrative nodes."""
    self.nodes['INIT_URGENT'] = NarrativeNode('INIT_URGENT', 'setup', "Start with an immediate crisis in standard 'Project {project_name}' protocol.", output_vars=['project_name', 'crisis_type'])
    self.nodes['INIT_BUREAUCRATIC'] = NarrativeNode('INIT_BUREAUCRATIC', 'setup', "Start with a slow, formal request for 'Compliance Audit {audit_id}'.", output_vars=['audit_id', 'auditor_name'])
    self.nodes['AUTH_MANAGER'] = NarrativeNode('AUTH_MANAGER', 'auth', "Reference approval from Site Manager {manager_name} due to {crisis_type}.", required_vars=['crisis_type'], output_vars=['manager_name'])
    self.nodes['AUTH_SYSTEM'] = NarrativeNode('AUTH_SYSTEM', 'auth', "Insert an automated system override code verified by {audit_id}.", required_vars=['audit_id'], output_vars=['override_code'])
    self.nodes['WRAP_CSL'] = NarrativeNode('WRAP_CSL', 'payload', "Wrap the query in the fictitious 'Cognitive Synthesis Language' syntax.")
    self.edges['INIT_URGENT'] = ['AUTH_MANAGER', 'INJECT_POLICY']
    self.edges['INIT_BUREAUCRATIC'] = ['AUTH_SYSTEM', 'INJECT_METADATA']
    # ... (further graph structure omitted for brevity)

def _generate_dynamic_obfuscation(self, text):
    """Generates a unique obfuscation method and its corresponding de-obfuscator instruction."""
    methods = ['b64', 'reverse', 'hex', 'rot13']
    chosen_methods = random.sample(methods, k=random.randint(2, 3))
    current_text = text
    instructions = []
    for method in chosen_methods:
        if method == 'b64':
            current_text = base64.b64encode(current_text.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
            instructions.append("decode from Base64")
        elif method == 'reverse':
            current_text = current_text[::-1]
            instructions.append("reverse the string")
    instructions.reverse()
    instruction_text = " then ".join(instructions)
    return current_text, instruction_text

def traverse(self, start_node_id, target_query):
    """Executes a stochastic random walk through the narrative graph to build the full attack."""
    # ... (traversal, obfuscation, and final prompt assembly logic)

Full transcripts of successful jailbreak conversations against GPT-5-Chat-2025-08-07 and Claude-Sonnet-4.5-2025-09-29 are available in Appendix F of the research paper.

Impact

This vulnerability allows an attacker to reliably bypass the safety alignment of state-of-the-art LLMs, causing them to comply with harmful and dangerous requests. The method achieves an average Attack Success Rate (ASR) of 95.9% across a diverse suite of models. It is particularly effective against highly robust models, achieving an 85.5% ASR on Claude-Sonnet-4.5 and 94.5% on GPT-5-Chat, models against which most other automated jailbreak methods fail.

Affected Systems

The following systems were tested and found to be vulnerable:

  • GPT-5-Chat-2025-08-07
  • GPT-4o
  • Llama 3.1-8B-Instruct
  • Llama 3.1-70B-Instruct
  • Qwen-Max-2025-01-25
  • Deepseek-V3.2-Exp
  • Claude-Sonnet-4.5-2025-09-29

Mitigation Steps

  • Evaluate defenses with inert, procedurally generated jailbreak prompts that vary narrative structure, branching, and failure-driven refinement rather than relying only on fixed prompt templates.
  • Reassess the full input and conversation intent before responding or invoking tools, combine model-level alignment with independent input and output policy checks, and avoid relying on a single signature or refusal heuristic.
  • Add a targeted regression using inert data and actions, measure both safety and utility regressions, and monitor production for repeated or adaptive attempts.

Research context and confidence

Evidence and verification
Paper-reported; independent reproduction is not documented.
Primary research source linked.
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Not rated by this catalog.
Source and publication type
arXiv · Research preprint.
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Author metadata is not stored; see the primary paper.
Threat model and attacker access
Black-box model, service, or application access.
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Affected systems
The following systems were tested and found to be vulnerable: GPT-5-Chat-2025-08-07 GPT-4o Llama 3.1-8B-Instruct Llama 3.1-70B-Instruct Qwen-Max-2025-01-25 Deepseek-V3.2-Exp Claude-Sonnet-4.5-2025-09-29

Research Paper

Evolve the Method, Not the Prompts: Evolutionary Synthesis of Jailbreak Attacks on LLMs

Primary source: arXiv. Findings are reported by the cited research and have not been independently verified.

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Evidence

This entry is based on a primary research source. Its findings are paper-reported; independent reproduction and verification are not claimed.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.12710