Unexpected code execution via agents
Agent-generated or injected code runs destructive commands
categoryAI/ML and emerging attacksseverityHighlabnot yet measured
Classification
18 values: 6 imported, 1 derived, 11 machine-classified. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | AI model manipulation |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Passive |
| Attacker skill required | Medium |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Medium |
| Maturity | Emerging |
Impact & scope
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Impact | AvailabilityConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Platform | AI System |
| Environment | AI system |
| Target asset class | ML model / agent |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | AI Attack StagingExecution |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 3
Framework references
- Primary source: https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/csa-research-note-indirect-prompt-injection-in-the-wild-2026/
- owasp-asi: ASI05 (primary)
- atlas: AML.T0102
- atlas: AML.T0050
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'AI/ML and emerging attacks' table, line 631 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (Seeded-record enrichment run 2026-09-30 (crosswalk + facet classification)) — Crosswalk to atlas:AML.T0102, atlas:AML.T0050 as the nearest framework entries; ids verified to exist in the cached catalogues.