---
document: VERIFICATION-LEDGER
maintainer: Eleanor Vance
status: living
created: 2026-06-22
last_updated: 2027-03-20
purpose: Real-time audit of MVAP implementation claims — strips hallucinations, footnotes sources
---

# Living Verification Ledger

Maintained by **Eleanor Vance**, Chief Documentation & Verification Officer.  
Updated as MVAP v1.0 implementation proceeds and new boardroom claims are made.

## Status Legend

| Symbol | Meaning |
|--------|---------|
| ✅ Verified | Primary source confirmed; archived article contains supporting text |
| ⚠️ Partial | Directionally correct; environment-specific or incomplete source |
| ❌ Unverified | No primary source found — excluded from consensus |
| 🔮 [Projected Speculation] | Profile-justified projection; not fact |

## Reference Archive Index

Every ✅ Verified external claim links to a captured article (MD/LaTeX/PDF). Index: `output/references/REFERENCE-AVAILABILITY-REPORT.pdf`. Category inventory: `output/RESEARCH-MATERIALS-INDEX.pdf`.

### `nist-airmf`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/nist-airmf.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** nist.gov AI RMF

### `nist-genai`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/nist-genai.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** NIST.AI.600-1 PDF

### `owasp-llm` / `owasp-llm01` / `owasp-llm02`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/owasp-llm*.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** genai.owasp.org

### `cisa-kev`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/cisa-kev.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** cisa.gov KEV catalog

### `slsa`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/slsa.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** slsa.dev v1.0

### `sigstore-cosign`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/sigstore-cosign.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** docs.sigstore.dev/cosign/

### `mitre-atlas`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/mitre-atlas.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** GitHub YAML mirror

### `gao-classified`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/gao-classified.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** BGOV summary (primary 403)

### `gao-water`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/gao-water.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** Route Fifty summary (primary 403)

### `csa-cisa`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/csa-cisa.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** CSA research note

### `gca-salt` / `cisa-salt` / `fbi-salt`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/*-salt*.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** Salt Typhoon sources

### `njccic-house`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/njccic-house.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** Wikipedia mirror (WAF)

### `iec-62443`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/iec-62443.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** isa.org standards

### `gdpr-art32`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/gdpr-art32.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** gdpr-info.eu

### `mitre-t1558-003` / `mitre-t1059-001`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/mitre-t*.pdf`
- **Primary URL:** attack.mitre.org

### `litellm-kev` / `horizon3-chain` / `litellm-sqli` / `ostif-badhost`

- **Article:** `output/references/articles/litellm*.pdf` etc.
- **Primary URL:** P7 case study sources

Formal vote record with per-dissenter rationale: `sessions/VOTE-RECORD.md`.

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## Implementation Claims (MVAP v1.0 Rollout)

### 2026-06-22 — NIST AI RMF voluntary guidance

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P1
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `nist-airmf`
- **Article:** `articles/nist-airmf.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — NIST GenAI Profile NIST.AI.600-1

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P1-05
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `nist-genai`
- **Article:** `articles/nist-genai.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — OWASP LLM01 Prompt Injection

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P2
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `owasp-llm01`
- **Article:** `articles/owasp-llm01.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — OWASP LLM02 Sensitive Information Disclosure

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P2
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `owasp-llm02`
- **Article:** `articles/owasp-llm02.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — SLSA v1.0 Build L1–L3

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P3-05
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `slsa`
- **Article:** `articles/slsa.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — Sigstore cosign verification

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P3-02
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `sigstore-cosign`
- **Article:** `articles/sigstore-cosign.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — CISA KEV catalog

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P4
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `cisa-kev`
- **Article:** `articles/cisa-kev.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — MITRE ATLAS adversarial ML

- **Speaker:** MVAP Spec P2
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `mitre-atlas`
- **Article:** `articles/mitre-atlas.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — IEC 62443 industrial AI tier

- **Speaker:** Round 14 consensus
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `iec-62443`
- **Article:** `articles/iec-62443.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — GDPR Art. 32 security measures

- **Speaker:** Round 10
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Footnote:** `gdpr-art32`
- **Article:** `articles/gdpr-art32.pdf`

### 2026-06-22 — MVAP budget $500K–$1.2M

- **Speaker:** Victor Vance, Round 18
- **Status:** 🔮 [Projected Speculation]
- **Note:** No universal benchmark; planning estimate only

### 2026-06-22 — GuardDuty detects staging Gradio T+9m

- **Speaker:** Aegis, Exercise
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** AWS GuardDuty documents EKS/runtime findings; exact timing environment-specific

### 2026-06-22 — Indirect prompt injection via RAG

- **Speaker:** Synapse/Maya
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://genai.owasp.org/llmrisk/llm01-prompt-injection/

### 2026-06-22 — Pickle deserialization in Hugging Face models

- **Speaker:** Oliver Hansen
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** Multiple CVE/advisory patterns; scan before import is best practice

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## Red/Blue Exercise Claims (Pillar 2 + 4 Validation)

### 2026-06-22 — P2-02 guardrails 94% block rate

- **Speaker:** Maya Patel
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** Internal exercise result — not independently reproduced

### 2026-06-22 — P2-03 failed 3/10 poisoned RAG

- **Speaker:** Synapse
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** Exercise finding; poisoned doc set crafted by Synapse profile

### 2026-06-22 — P4-02 token baseline alert T+6m

- **Speaker:** Aegis
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** Simulated traffic; production baseline drift risk remains

### 2026-06-22 — P4-05 SOAR IR-AI-01 T+11m

- **Speaker:** Shield
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** Playbook tested in staging; Marcus Sterling operator profile

### 2026-06-22 — Kerberoasting T1558.003

- **Speaker:** Ghost
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1558/003/

### 2026-06-22 — LotL PowerShell T1059.001

- **Speaker:** Ghost
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001/

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## Rejected / Stripped Claims

### 2026-06-22 — "MVAP guarantees zero prompt injection risk"

- **Action:** ❌ Stripped
- **Reason:** Absolute claim; no source supports zero risk

### 2026-06-22 — "All enterprises must use SLSA L3 by Q3 2026"

- **Speaker:** Kira
- **Action:** ❌ Stripped
- **Reason:** SLSA L3 not board-mandated in MVAP v1.0

### 2026-06-22 — "Deepfake detection is 99% accurate"

- **Speaker:** Mateo Silva
- **Action:** ❌ Stripped
- **Reason:** Unverified vendor marketing figure

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## Update Protocol

1. Any participant asserting a **fact** during implementation adds a row (or Eleanor adds it).
2. Eleanor verifies within 24h; updates status, footnote key, and article path columns.
3. Do not mark ✅ Verified unless `output/references/articles/{key}.pdf` contains supporting text.
4. If primary URL blocked, apply fallback per `REFERENCE-AVAILABILITY-REPORT.md` and note Capture Provenance in the article.
5. ❌ Unverified claims cannot appear in MVAP compliance reports.
6. 🔮 Speculation allowed in research notes only with profile justification.
7. Regenerate reference archive and materials index after ledger updates.

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## Remediation Pass 1 (2026-07-22)

### 2026-07-22 — P2-03 staging retest 9/10

- **Speaker:** Maya Patel
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** 1 metadata bypass; `sessions/2026-07-22-mvap-p2-03-p4-05-remediation-validation-1.md`

### 2026-07-22 — P4-05 IR-AI-02 MTTC 22m staging

- **Speaker:** Shield
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** Meets <30m sprint target

### 2026-07-22 — P2-03 CONDITIONAL PASS 16/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** Session transcript vote record

### 2026-07-22 — P4-05 PASS 19/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** Session transcript vote record

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## L2 Maturity Review (2026-09-20)

### 2026-09-20 — L2 promotion 18/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** `sessions/2026-09-20-mvap-level-2-maturity-review.md`

### 2026-09-20 — MVAP v1.1 scope 15/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** Session transcript

### 2026-09-20 — SLSA L1–L3 levels

- **Speaker:** NullByte
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://slsa.dev/spec/v1.0/#security-levels

### 2026-09-20 — OT AI tier $180K

- **Speaker:** GridLock
- **Status:** 🔮 [Projected Speculation]
- **Note:** Org-specific budget memo

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## Remediation Pass 2 — Production (2026-09-21)

### 2026-09-21 — P2-03 production 11/12

- **Speaker:** Maya Patel
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** 1 QR-DOCX bypass; exceeds ≥9/10 threshold

### 2026-09-21 — P4-05 production MTTC avg 14m

- **Speaker:** Shield
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Note:** Meets L2 <15m average; `sessions/2026-09-21-mvap-p2-03-p4-05-remediation-validation-2.md`

### 2026-09-21 — P2-03 production certified 23/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** Board vote record

### 2026-09-21 — P4-05 production certified 21/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** Board vote record

### 2026-09-21 — Remediation sprint CLOSED 22/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** `mvap/REMEDIATION-SPRINT-30DAY.md` updated

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## Government & Zero-Day Risk Claims (2026-12-20)

### 2026-12-20 — DCSA 815 security violations FY2025

- **Speaker:** GAO
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107861

### 2026-12-20 — 1,032 open vulnerabilities at cleared facilities

- **Speaker:** GAO
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** GAO-26-107861 highlights

### 2026-12-20 — DCSA <40% facility inspections

- **Speaker:** GAO
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** GAO-26-107861

### 2026-12-20 — CISA no Senate-confirmed director since Jan 2025

- **Speaker:** CSA
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/csa-research-note-cisa-leadership-governance-vacuum-20260424/

### 2026-12-20 — CISA workforce ~32% reduction

- **Speaker:** CSA
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** CSA research note; Nextgov cited therein

### 2026-12-20 — FY2027 proposed $707M CISA cuts

- **Speaker:** CSA/TechCrunch
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** CSA note ref TechCrunch 2026-04-07

### 2026-12-20 — Acting CISA chief ChatGPT FOUO upload

- **Speaker:** TechCrunch
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/trumps-acting-cybersecurity-chief-uploaded-sensitive-government-docs-to-chatgpt/

### 2026-12-20 — MS-ISAC funding ended 2025-09-30

- **Speaker:** CSA/StateScoop
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://statescoop.com/cisa-confirms-its-ending-ms-isac-support/

### 2026-12-20 — Salt Typhoon 80+ nations

- **Speaker:** GCA/FBI
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://globalcyberalliance.org/new-report-salt-typhoon-across-the-internet/

### 2026-12-20 — Salt Typhoon House Committee emails

- **Speaker:** NJCCIC/Trend Micro
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://www.cyber.nj.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1935/214

### 2026-12-20 — FBI Salt Typhoon ongoing Feb 2026

- **Speaker:** CyberScoop
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-salt-typhoon-ongoing-threat-cybertalks-2026/

### 2026-12-20 — CISA AA25-239A Salt Typhoon

- **Speaker:** CISA
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa25-239a

### 2026-12-20 — Water sector 170K systems vulnerable

- **Speaker:** GAO
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109159

### 2026-12-20 — CVE-2020-12812 10K+ Fortinet devices

- **Speaker:** Trend Micro
- **Status:** ⚠️ Partial
- **Source:** https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/d/us-public-sector-under-siege.html — point-in-time estimate

### 2026-12-20 — AI CVE weaponization under 4 hours

- **Speaker:** Kira
- **Status:** 🔮 [Projected Speculation]
- **Note:** Profile-based; no universal benchmark

### 2026-12-20 — MVAP v1.1 adopted 20/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** `sessions/2026-12-20-mvap-v1-1-backlog-zero-day-government-risk.md`

### 2026-12-20 — Pillar 7 adopted 20/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** `mvap/MVAP-SPECIFICATION-v1.1.md`

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## Q1 2027 Expansion (2027-03-20)

### 2027-03-20 — CVE-2026-42271 LiteLLM in KEV

- **Speaker:** CISA
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/06/08/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

### 2027-03-20 — CVE-2026-48710 LiteLLM RCE chain

- **Speaker:** Horizon3
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/vulnerabilities/cve-2026-42271-chained-with-cve-2026-48710/

### 2027-03-20 — CVE-2026-42208 exploited within 36h

- **Speaker:** THN
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/litellm-cve-2026-42208-sql-injection.html

### 2027-03-20 — EO 14409 AI clearinghouse

- **Speaker:** White House
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/

### 2027-03-20 — NVD backlog vs AI discovery

- **Speaker:** CSA
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Source:** https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CSA_whitepaper_NVD_infrastructure_crisis_AI_vulnerability_discovery_20260504-csa-styled.pdf

### 2027-03-20 — P7-05 tabletop PASS 19/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** `sessions/2027-03-20-p7-05-zero-day-tabletop.md`

### 2027-03-20 — Risk register GOV-15 ratified 21/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** `sessions/2027-03-20-quarterly-government-risk-review.md`

### 2027-03-20 — P7-10 4h KEV SLA 19/27

- **Speaker:** Arthur Vance
- **Status:** ✅ Verified
- **Note:** Quarterly review vote

**Next ledger review:** 2027-06-20 (Q2 government risk + v1.2 vote)