Llama 4 Series Vulnerability Assessment: Scout vs. Maverick

Model Brief

Meta has launched the Llama 4 family, featuring models built on a mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture. In this vulnerability assessment, we explore the differences in safety guardrails, alignment techniques, and jailbreak resistance between the Scout and Maverick variations.

Findings

The MoE architecture inherently introduces complexities in tracing malicious outputs back to specific expert un-alignments. Organizations deploying Llama 4 locally must implement semantic output filters to prevent logic abuse.