---
id: DASF-R-9.11
type: risk
source_version: "3.0"
valid_as_of: 2026-10-22
---

# DASF-R-9.11 — Model Inference API Access

Source: [official compendium, AI Lifecycle Risks, row 48](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lD5nKC1QNoUTDXdMp31NA9eKcUYGjhtC34MCfQpqpGo/edit#gid=307775890&range=A48:AE48). Snapshot: 2026-10-22; source revision: DASF v 2.0.

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## Risk mechanism

Adversaries may gain access to a model via legitimate access to the inference API. Inference API access can be a source of information to the adversary (Discover ML Model Ontology, Discover ML Model Family), a means of staging the attack (Verify Attack, Craft Adversarial Data), or for introducing data to the target system for Impact (Evade ML Model, Erode ML Model Integrity).

## Applicability

[Predictive ML Models](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/deployments/predictive-ml.md) · [RAG - LLMs](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/deployments/rag.md) · [Fine-tuned LLMs](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/deployments/fine-tuned-llm.md) · [Pre-trained LLMs](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/deployments/pre-trained-llm.md) · [Foundational LLMs](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/deployments/foundation-llm.md) · [External Models](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/deployments/external-model.md)

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:**

• Breach of Confidential Proprietary Information or Trade Secrets
• Unauthorised Alteration of AI System Outputs
• Unauthorised Access to Private Information
• Unintended Model Outputs
• Reduced Organisation Trust in Model Effectiveness and Performance
• Failure to Achieve Organizational AI Strategy and Goals

**Business:**

• Financial Loss
• Response Costs
• Loss of Competitive Advantage
• Customer Retention

## Controls

- [DASF-1](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/1.md) — SSO with IdP and MFA
- [DASF-2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/2.md) — Sync users and groups
- [DASF-3](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/3.md) — Restrict access using IP access lists
- [DASF-4](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/4.md) — Restrict access using private link
- [DASF-5](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/5.md) — Control access to data and other objects
- [DASF-31](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/31.md) — Secure model serving endpoints
- [DASF-33](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/33.md) — Manage credentials securely
- [DASF-55](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/55.md) — Monitor audit logs
- [DASF-67](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/controls/67.md) — Federate authentication

## Source control guidance

• DASF 1: SSO with IdP and MFA to authenticate and limit who can access your data and AI platform
• DASF 2: Sync users and groups to inherit your organizational roles to authorize access to data
• DASF 3: Restrict access using IP access lists to limit IP addresses that can authenticate to your data and AI platform
• DASF 4: Restrict access using private link as a strong control that limits the source for inbound requests
• DASF 5: Control access to data and other objects for permissions model across all data assets to protect data and sources
• DASF 31: Secure model serving endpoints
• DASF 33: Manage credentials securely to prevent credentials of data sources used for model training from leaking through models
• DASF 55: Monitor audit logs
• DASF 67: Federate authentication

## Investigate and verify

Project adaptation: use the [evidence workflow](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/methodology.md), then request **investigate_risk** with **DASF-R-9.11**. 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](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/templates/finding.md) 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.

| Framework | Source mapping |
|---|---|
| MITRE ATLAS as of Q3 2024 | AML.TA0004: Initial Access<br>AML.T0040: ML Model Inference API Access<br>AML.T0012: Valid Accounts<br>AML.T0015: Evade ML Model<br>AML.T0055: Unsecured Credentials |
| MITRE ATTACK as of Q3 2024 | ID: T1134.001 Token Impersonation/Theft <br>ID: T1087 Account Discovery<br>ID: T1098 Account Manipulation<br>ID: T1110 Brute Force<br>ID: T1528 Steal Application Access Token |
| OWASP LLM Top 10 2025 | no mapping |
| OWASP ML Top 10 v0.3 | no mapping |
| OWASP Agentic AI – Threats and Mitigations | no mapping |
| NIST - 800- 53 - Rev 5 | AC-1:Policy and Procedures, <br>AC-2:Account Management,<br>AC-3:Access Enforcement,<br>AC-6:Least Privilege, <br>AC-17:Remote Access, <br>SC-7:Boundary Protection, <br>SI-4:System Monitoring, <br>SI-7:Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity |
| NIST 800-53 Controls Mapping Rationale | Secure APIs through boundary protection and access controls to prevent unauthorized access. |
| HITRUST | no mapping |
| ENISA’s Securing ML Algorithms | Apply a RBAC model, respecting the least privileged principle.<br>Ensure ML applications comply with identity management, authentication, and access control policies.<br>Ensure ML applications comply with protection policies and are integrated to security operations processes. |
| ISO 42001:2023 Controls Objectives and Controls (Annex A) | A.6.2.6 AI system operation and monitoring<br>A.6.2.8 AI system recording of event logs |
| ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Control Reference (Annex A) | A.5.16 Identity management<br>A.8.5 Secure authentication<br>A.5.18 Access rights<br>A.8.20 Networks Security<br>A.8.21 Security of network services<br>A.8.22 Segregation of networks<br>A.5.15 Access control<br>A.8.2 Privileged access rights<br>A.8.3 Information access restriction<br>A.8.4 Access to source code<br>A.8.20 Networks security<br>A.8.24 Use of cryptography<br>A.8.5 Secure Authentication<br>A.8.15 Logging<br>A.8.16 Monitoring Activities |
| EU AI Act | no mapping |
| CSA MCP Security | (blank in source) |
| OWASP MCP TOP 10 | (blank in source) |

## Related

- [Component 9](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/components/9.md)
- [Catalog](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/index.md)