---
date: 2026-12-20
topic: MVAP v1.1 — Backlog Completion, Open-Source Zero-Day Program, Government Classified Infrastructure Risk
session_type: deliberation
voting_participants: 27
moderator: Arthur Vance
court_reporter: Eleanor Vance
rounds: 2
adopts: mvap/MVAP-SPECIFICATION-v1.1.md
---

# Boardroom: MVAP v1.1 Adoption + Zero-Day & Government Risk

**Arthur Vance:** Final Q4 session. Close v1.0 backlog, adopt Pillar 7 (open-source zero-day source evaluation), and ratify government classified-infrastructure risk register. Eleanor verifies all news citations.

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## Round 1 — Backlog Closure & Pillar 7 Proposal

### Aether — Zero-Day Firmware

<details>
<summary>🧠 Thought Process (Dashboard)</summary>

Pillar 6 elevation is overdue. Government losing classified contractor control (GAO 815 violations) means nation-state actors have parallel paths via contractors AND firmware.
</details>

**Positive Point:** P6 mandatory for tier-1 closes GPU driver KEV gap that Salt Typhoon-class actors exploit at infrastructure edge.

**Negative Point:** Firmware audit capacity exceeds most enterprise budgets — tier-2/3 need phased rollout.

**Position:** Vote YES on Pillar 7 and P6 elevation.

**Recommendation:** P7-03 fuzzing budget tier-1 only; tier-2 gets KEV sweep only.

### Synapse — AI/ML Adversary

**Positive Point:** P7-04 human-gated AI code audit harnesses AI speed without Eleanor's hallucination risk in autonomous patching.

**Negative Point:** Attackers use same AI for CVE→exploit in <4h [Projected Speculation — Kira profile].

**Position:** P7 is defensive parity, not advantage.

### Marcus Thorne — CCO

**Positive Point:** P7-07 DCSA-aligned vendor review creates defensible classified-adjacent diligence after GAO-26-107861.

**Negative Point:** 815 violations prove compliance theater exists — MVAP must require evidence not attestations.

**Position:** Cite GAO report in every tier-1 contract addendum.

### Eleanor Vance — Court Reporter (Risk Briefing)

**Government classified infrastructure control loss — verified sources:**

| Risk | Detail | Source |
|------|--------|--------|
| CISA governance collapse | No confirmed director 16+ months; 32% workforce cut; $707M proposed cuts | [CSA Research Note 2026-04-24](https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/csa-research-note-cisa-leadership-governance-vacuum-20260424/) |
| Classified contractor failures | **815 violations**, **1,032 open vulnerabilities**, **<40% inspections** | [GAO-26-107861](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107861) |
| FOUO spill to public AI | Acting CISA chief uploaded sensitive docs to ChatGPT | [TechCrunch 2026-01-28](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/trumps-acting-cybersecurity-chief-uploaded-sensitive-government-docs-to-chatgpt/) |
| Salt Typhoon ongoing | 80+ nations; telecom + congressional email access; FBI confirms ongoing Feb 2026 | [GCA Report](https://globalcyberalliance.org/new-report-salt-typhoon-across-the-internet/), [NJCCIC Jan 2026](https://www.cyber.nj.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1935/214), [Trend Micro Q1 2026](https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/d/us-public-sector-under-siege.html) |
| MS-ISAC defunded | State/local intel degraded | [CSA ref StateScoop](https://statescoop.com/cisa-confirms-its-ending-ms-isac-support/) |
| Critical infrastructure gaps | Water sector 170K systems; EPA authority limits | [GAO-26-109159](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109159) |
| Active zero-days Q1 2026 | Fortinet, Cisco, VMware, Office — CISA KEV | [Trend Micro CVE table](https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/d/us-public-sector-under-siege.html) |

**Stripped claim:** "U.S. has fully lost all classified infrastructure security" — ❌ overbroad; replaced with documented **loss of effective control and governance capacity**.

### Maya Patel — P2-03.2 Closure

**Positive Point:** QR/DOCX scrubber deployed — Pass 2 gap closed; 12/12 poisoned corpus in regression.

**Negative Point:** Novel steganography arms race continues.

**Position:** Backlog item P2-03.2 ✅ CLOSED.

### Shield — P4-03.1 Closure

**Positive Point:** Ingest-path entropy + MIME validation catches pre-retrieval attacks.

**Negative Point:** Latency +12ms per document at scale.

**Position:** P4-03.1 ✅ CLOSED.

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## Round 2 — Formal Adoption Votes

| Item | YES | NO | Result |
|------|-----|-----|--------|
| MVAP v1.1 adoption | 20 | 7 | ✅ ADOPTED |
| Pillar 7 Open-Source Zero-Day | 20 | 7 | ✅ ADOPTED |
| P6 elevated mandatory tier-1 | 17 | 10 | ✅ ADOPTED |
| Government risk register (living) | 22 | 5 | ✅ RATIFIED |
| P7-08 redundant intel (non-CISA-only) | 21 | 6 | ✅ MANDATORY |

**Formal ballot with dissent rationale:** See `sessions/VOTE-RECORD.md` — MVAP v1.1 Adoption (20/27).

**Dissent summary:** Marcus Thorne (documentation burden), NullByte (SLSA L3 absent), Kira (24h KEV SLA not mandated), plus four additional NO/ABSTAIN with expertise rationale in vote record.

### Hex — Source Code Evaluation

**Positive Point:** P7-02 native SAST found 3 memory safety issues in tokenizer crate before production.

**Negative Point:** Open-source AI ecosystem moves faster than audit cycles.

**Recommendation:** Pin versions; no floating `>=` on ML dependencies.

### Kira — Automation

**Positive Point:** P7-01 KEV sweep automated — 4h CVE-to-ticket pipeline.

**Negative Point:** CISA advisory slowdown means KEV is necessary but not sufficient alone — P7-08 critical.

**Tactical Timeline:** CVE publish → AI surface map → ticket T+4h (staging).

### Jordan Taylor — Academic

**Positive Point:** P7-05 historical regression links MITRE ATLAS to CVE timelines — research rigor.

**Negative Point:** Membership inference still optional not mandatory.

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### Verification Ledger — Eleanor Vance

| Claim | Status | Source |
|-------|--------|--------|
| GAO documented 815 contractor security violations FY2025 | ✅ Verified | https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107861 |
| DCSA inspects <40% required facilities | ✅ Verified | GAO-26-107861 highlights |
| CISA no Senate-confirmed director since Jan 2025 | ✅ Verified | CSA research note 2026-04-24 |
| Salt Typhoon targeted House Committee emails Jan 2026 | ✅ Verified | NJCCIC, Trend Micro |
| Salt Typhoon 80+ nations | ✅ Verified | GCA, Nextgov via GCA |
| CVE-2020-12812 10K+ unpatched Fortinet | ⚠️ Partial | Trend Micro Q1 2026 — verify per environment |
| AI CVE weaponization <4h | 🔮 Speculation | Kira profile |

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## Boardroom Verdict

**Consensus:** MVAP v1.1 adopted. Backlog complete. Pillar 7 operational. Government risk register living at `mvap/ZERO-DAY-OPEN-SOURCE-RISK-ASSESSMENT.md`.

**Dissent:** SLSA L3 + 24h KEV (NullByte/Kira). Full firmware for all tiers (Aether).

**Recommended Next Steps:**
1. Quarterly government risk register review (Eleanor Vance)
2. P7-05 zero-day history tabletop Q1 2027
3. Classified-adjacent AI vendor audits per P7-07
4. MVAP v1.2 scope: SLSA L3 vote

**Adjourned.**
