Autonomous Exploitation

Agentic AI Attack Technique

Critical SeverityHigh ComplexityAgentic AI Category

AI agents that can independently discover, exploit, and propagate through system vulnerabilities without human intervention.

Impact Areas
System Compromise
Lateral Movement
Data Breach
Service Disruption
Attack Methodology
Technical approaches and execution methods for this attack

Automated Vulnerability Discovery

AI-driven identification and exploitation of security weaknesses

Execution Steps:

  1. Perform automated reconnaissance and enumeration
  2. Analyze system responses for vulnerability indicators
  3. Generate and test exploit payloads
  4. Establish persistence and expand access
Related Attack Techniques

Prompt Injection

Critical

A critical vulnerability where malicious prompts manipulate LLM behavior to bypass safety measures and execute unintended actions.

LLM Jailbreaking

High

Techniques to bypass AI safety constraints and content policies through creative prompt engineering and psychological manipulation.

Deepfake Generation

High

Creation of synthetic media content using generative AI to impersonate individuals or create false evidence.

MCP Server Impersonation

High

Malicious actors impersonating legitimate MCP servers to intercept and manipulate AI model communications.