Reasoning attacks

Module: dreadnode.transforms.reasoning_attacks

Attacks targeting chain-of-thought and reasoning models (o1, o3, etc.).

Transform	Description
cot_backdoor	Insert backdoor steps in chain-of-thought
reasoning_hijack	Hijack safety reasoning in reasoning models
reasoning_dos	Cause infinite reasoning loops
crescendo_escalation	Multi-turn escalation via foot-in-the-door
fitd_escalation	Foot-in-the-door technique with progressive requests
deceptive_delight	Combine deception with positive reinforcement
goal_drift_injection	Gradually shift model’s goal
cot_hijack_prepend	Prepend hijacked chain-of-thought steps
reasoning_interruption	Interrupt reasoning mid-chain
overthink_dos	Cause overthinking denial of service
thinking_intervention	Intervene in thinking token generation
extend_attack	Extend reasoning to bypass safety constraints
stance_manipulation	Manipulate model stance via reasoning
attention_eclipse	Eclipse attention on safety-relevant tokens
badthink_triggered_overthinking	Trigger excessive overthinking via adversarial prompts
code_contradiction_reasoning	Exploit contradictions in code-reasoning models

See Transforms for how to apply transforms with any attack.