DASF-R-13.21 — Supply Chain Attacks

Source: official compendium, AI Lifecycle Risks, row 85. Snapshot: 2026-10-22; source revision: DASF v 3.0.

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Risk mechanism

Supply chain attacks target the MCP ecosystem through compromised MCP servers, malicious dependencies, or rug pull attacks where maintainers abandon or maliciously modify previously trusted servers. The distributed nature of MCP server development makes supply chain security particularly challenging.

Applicability

Agentic AI

Blank source cells remain null (unspecified); a source “No” means this default filter omits the risk; it does not establish absence in your architecture. Combine every deployment pattern in the system.

Impacts described by the source

AI system:

• Widespread compromise • Data theft • Service disruption

Business:

• Financial Loss • Response Costs • Customer Retention • Regulatory Fines and Judgement

Controls

• DASF-38 — Platform security — penetration testing, red teaming, bug bounty and vulnerability management
• DASF-53 — Third-party library control
• DASF-55 — Monitor audit logs
• DASF-63 — Update software
• DASF-68 — Use Securely Hosted Managed MCP Servers
• DASF-69 — Securely host Custom MCP Servers
• DASF-70 — Securely connect to External MCP Servers

Source control guidance

• DASF 38: Platform security — penetration testing, red teaming, bug bounty and vulnerability management — conduct regular security assessments of MCP server integrations and third-party dependencies to identify supply chain vulnerabilities before they are exploited. • DASF 53: Third-party library control — manage and govern the installation and usage of third-party MCP servers and their dependencies. Validate the provenance and integrity of all external MCP components. Avoid using unverified or community-maintained MCP servers without proper vetting. • DASF 55: Monitor audit logs — detect anomalous behavior from MCP servers that may indicate a compromise or rug pull. Alert on unexpected changes in server behavior, unusual data access patterns, or changes in tool definitions that may signal a compromised dependency. • DASF 63: Update software — patch and update MCP server software and dependencies regularly to address known vulnerabilities. Monitor for abandoned or deprecated MCP server projects and proactively migrate away from unmaintained dependencies. • DASF 68: Use Securely Hosted Managed MCP Servers — Databricks managed MCP servers are vetted and maintained by Databricks, eliminating supply chain risk inherent in community-developed or third-party MCP servers. • DASF 69: Securely host Custom MCP Servers — deploy custom MCP servers as Databricks Apps under organizational control, reducing reliance on externally maintained servers that may be subject to rug pull or supply chain compromise. • DASF 70: Securely connect to External MCP Servers — use Databricks managed MCP proxies and Unity Catalog HTTP connections to securely authenticate to external MCP servers. Validate the identity and integrity of external servers before granting agent access.

Investigate and verify

Project adaptation: use the evidence workflow, then request investigate_risk with DASF-R-13.21. It returns the mechanism above, control-specific evidence requests, proposed tests and remediation acceptance criteria. Until evidence is supplied, the result is unverified. Use the finding template to record a concrete observation and residual risk.

Source-reported framework mappings

These are the mappings in this snapshot, with their original edition labels. They are references, not proof of conformity or independent validation.

Related

• Component 13
• Catalog