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date: 2027-03-20
topic: Quarterly Government & Classified Infrastructure Risk Review (Q1 2027)
session_type: deliberation
moderator: Arthur Vance
court_reporter: Eleanor Vance
rounds: 2
updates: mvap/ZERO-DAY-OPEN-SOURCE-RISK-ASSESSMENT.md v2.0
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# Quarterly Government Risk Review — Q1 2027

**Eleanor Vance:** Living risk register update. New sources since 2026-12-20 review.

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## New Verified Developments

### EO 14409 — AI Innovation and Security (June 2, 2026)

**[White House Executive Order 14409](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/)**

- Establishes **AI cybersecurity clearinghouse** (Treasury + NSA + CISA) for vulnerability scanning coordination within 30 days
- **Binding Operational Directives** for civilian federal systems within 30 days
- **Covered frontier model** classified benchmarking (NSA-led) within 60 days
- Criminalizes AI-enabled unauthorized access under 18 U.S.C. 1030 prioritization

**Board assessment:** Policy intent contrasts with CSA-documented CISA capacity collapse — **implementation gap risk GOV-09**.

### AI-Specific KEV Entries (2026)

| CVE | Product | Impact | Source |
|-----|---------|--------|--------|
| CVE-2026-42271 | BerriAI LiteLLM | Command injection → RCE; KEV | [CISA](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/06/08/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog), [THN](https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/litellm-flaw-cve-2026-42271-exploited.html) |
| CVE-2026-48710 | Starlette (BadHost) | Auth bypass chains to LiteLLM RCE | [OSTIF](https://ostif.org/disclosing-the-badhost-vulnerability-in-starlette/) |
| CVE-2026-42208 | LiteLLM | SQLi; exploited <36h | [THN Apr 2026](https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/litellm-cve-2026-42208-sql-injection.html) |

**MVAP implication:** Open-source **AI gateway** packages are now KEV-class — P7 scope expanded to all model routers/proxies.

### NVD Infrastructure Crisis (May 2026)

**[CSA Whitepaper — NVD Infrastructure Crisis & AI Vulnerability Discovery (May 2026)](https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CSA_whitepaper_NVD_infrastructure_crisis_AI_vulnerability_discovery_20260504-csa-styled.pdf)**

- NVD backlog delays enterprise CVE correlation
- AI accelerates vulnerability discovery faster than NVD publication
- **GOV-10:** Enterprises cannot wait for NVD — redundant feeds mandatory (validates P7-08)

### Salt Typhoon — Status Update

- Still **ongoing** per FBI Q1 2026 briefings ([Trend Micro](https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/d/us-public-sector-under-siege.html))
- **Army National Guard** breach — admin credentials, network diagrams ([Industrial Cyber reporting](https://industrialcyber.co/critical-infrastructure/dhs-salt-typhoon-hackers-breached-army-national-guard-exposing-admin-credentials-and-network-diagrams/)) — Eleanor flags ⚠️ Partial (article access limited; cross-ref GCA/FBI advisories)

### GAO Classified Contractor — No Improvement Signal

- GAO-26-107861 recommendations remain **Open** as of Q1 2027
- DCSA <40% inspection rate unchanged — **GOV-02 severity upgraded to Critical+**

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## Round 1 — Risk Register Vote (Expand)

| Risk ID | New/Updated | Severity | Action |
|---------|-------------|----------|--------|
| GOV-09 | EO 14409 implementation vs CISA capacity gap | High | Monitor clearinghouse launch; P7-08 redundancy |
| GOV-10 | NVD backlog vs AI discovery speed | High | GitHub Advisory + OSV + KEV trinity |
| GOV-11 | LiteLLM-class AI gateway KEV exploitation | Critical | P7-11 model router hardening |
| GOV-12 | BadHost transitive dep chains | High | P7-09 full tree SBOM |
| GOV-13 | Classified spill into AI RAG via contractors | Critical | P7-07 quarterly drill mandatory |
| GOV-14 | National Guard/military diagram exposure | High | Classified-adjacent tier review |
| GOV-15 | Frontier model pre-release gov access (EO 14409) | Medium | Vendor framework alignment |

**Vote:** Risk register v2.0 ratified **21/27**.

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## Round 2 — Dissent Reconciliation (v1.2 Preview)

| Dissent (v1.1) | v1.2 Proposal | Vote |
|----------------|---------------|------|
| NullByte/Kira: SLSA L3 | Mandatory tier-1 | 16/27 — deferred v1.3 |
| NullByte/Kira: 24h KEV SLA | **P7-10: 4h tier-1, 24h tier-2** | **19/27 PASS** |
| Aether: firmware all tiers | P6 mandatory tier-1+2 | 18/27 PASS |

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## Boardroom Verdict

**Consensus:** Risk register expanded to GOV-15. P7-09, P7-10, P7-11 added to v1.2 draft. Quarterly review next: 2027-06-20.

**Recommended Next Steps:** Convene v1.2 adoption; implement LiteLLM/router KEV gate in CI.