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On the Robustness of GUI Grounding Models Against Image Attacks

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2025-04-08 v1

Abstract

Graphical User Interface (GUI) grounding models are crucial for enabling intelligent agents to understand and interact with complex visual interfaces. However, these models face significant robustness challenges in real-world scenarios due to natural noise and adversarial perturbations, and their robustness remains underexplored. In this study, we systematically evaluate the robustness of state-of-the-art GUI grounding models, such as UGround, under three conditions: natural noise, untargeted adversarial attacks, and targeted adversarial attacks. Our experiments, which were conducted across a wide range of GUI environments, including mobile, desktop, and web interfaces, have clearly demonstrated that GUI grounding models exhibit a high degree of sensitivity to adversarial perturbations and low-resolution conditions. These findings provide valuable insights into the vulnerabilities of GUI grounding models and establish a strong benchmark for future research aimed at enhancing their robustness in practical applications. Our code is available at https://github.com/ZZZhr-1/Robust_GUI_Grounding.

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@article{arxiv.2504.04716,
  title  = {On the Robustness of GUI Grounding Models Against Image Attacks},
  author = {Haoren Zhao and Tianyi Chen and Zhen Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.04716},
  year   = {2025}
}
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