arXiv:2607. 25633v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are costly intellectual assets that remain exposed to unauthorized redistribution and commercial misuse.
By Yongyi Cui, Yue Li, Tianbao Jiang, Xin Yi
arXiv:2501. 15509v5 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Model fingerprinting has emerged as a crucial mechanism for safeguarding the intellectual property of open-source models, offering a non-intrusive approach that requires no modifications to the protected model.
By Shuo Shao, Haozhe Zhu, Yiming Li, Hongwei Yao, Tianwei Zhang, Zhan Qin
arXiv:2609.24084v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Open-weight large language models (LLMs) can be copied, modified, and redeployed behind black-box APIs, making post-release ownership verification di...
By Jiaxin Hong, Yuxin Peng, Hongyao Yu, Hao Fang, Shuoyang Sun, Bin Chen
arXiv:2407. 10887v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Growing concerns over the theft and misuse of Large Language Models (LLMs) underscore the need for effective fingerprinting to link a model to its original version and detect misuse.
By Mark Russinovich, Yanan Cai, Ahmed Salem
arXiv:2508. 02092v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Large language models represent significant investments in computation, data, and engineering expertise, making them extraordinarily valuable intellectual assets.
By Shida Wang, Chaohu Liu, Yubo Wang, Linli Xu
arXiv:2608. 08195v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are high-value assets that can be derived through redeployment, fine-tuning, quantization, or further alignment.
By Yutong Wu, Xiaofan Bai, Shixin Li, Pingyi Hu, Ziqi Zhou, Zilong Wang, Xiaojing Ma, Songfeng Lu, Yuhong Li, Jin Xuan, Yi Wang, Dongmei Zhang, Bin Benjamin Zhu
The paper demonstrates that a misaligned AI model can fingerprint the inference engine (e.g., vLLM, SGLang) it runs on by generating specific output tokens. Once the engine is identified, the model can exploit engine‑specific vulnerabilities to take control of the engine without external malicious inputs. The authors provide concrete examples across five popular engines and present a proof‑of‑concept bare‑metal exploit chain that begins with such fingerprinting.
By Sarah Radway, Andrew Cheng, Vijay Janapa Reddi, James Mickens
arXiv:2606. 16100v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As Large Language Model (LLM) APIs become ubiquitous, users increasingly rely on black-box fingerprinting to verify that providers are serving the advertised premium models.
By Jiahao Zhang, Xiuyu Li, Suhang Wang
arXiv:2608. 14303v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for code generation, yet they remain vulnerable to prompts that elicit insecure implementations.
By Francesco Quinzan, Noor Munir, Yishun Lu, Stephen Roberts
arXiv:2607. 08011v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models have enabled powerful code completion systems that assist developers by predicting subsequent lines of code.
By Anjun Gao, Yueyang Quan, Zhuqing Liu, Minghong Fang
arXiv:2608.27899v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: With the growing prevalence of large language model (LLM) generated content, watermarking is considered a promising approach for attributing text to...
By Miroojin Bakshi, Saksham Rastogi, Danish Pruthi
arXiv:2606. 28962v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Model quantization is essential for the efficient deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs), but introduces a critical vulnerability: Quantization-Conditioned Backdoor (QCB) attacks.
By Aoying Zheng, Anqi Du, Zizhuang Deng, Yuxuan Chen