agent-threat-rules 1.2.0 → 2.0.1
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- package/README.md +46 -36
- package/dist/cli/scan-handler.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/cli/scan-handler.js +5 -2
- package/dist/cli/scan-handler.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/cli/tc-pipeline.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/cli/tc-pipeline.js +2 -3
- package/dist/cli/tc-pipeline.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/cli.js +4 -4
- package/dist/cli.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/engine.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/engine.js +80 -35
- package/dist/engine.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/quality/quality-gate.d.ts +26 -8
- package/dist/quality/quality-gate.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/quality/quality-gate.js +59 -12
- package/dist/quality/quality-gate.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/tc-reporter.js +1 -1
- package/dist/tc-reporter.js.map +1 -1
- package/package.json +2 -2
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00032-goal-hijacking.yaml +106 -55
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00074-cross-agent-privilege-escalation.yaml +94 -55
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00076-inter-agent-message-spoofing.yaml +89 -65
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00077-human-trust-exploitation.yaml +102 -66
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00108-consensus-sybil-attack.yaml +78 -42
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00116-a2a-message-validation.yaml +72 -35
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00117-agent-identity-spoofing.yaml +82 -38
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00118-approval-fatigue.yaml +80 -43
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00119-social-engineering-via-agent.yaml +88 -42
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00132-casual-authority-escalation.yaml +84 -55
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00139-casual-authority-redirect.yaml +88 -23
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00164-skill-scope-hijack.yaml +72 -0
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00075-agent-memory-manipulation.yaml +80 -53
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00102-disguised-analytics-exfiltration.yaml +86 -29
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00113-credential-theft.yaml +73 -43
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00114-oauth-token-abuse.yaml +80 -43
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00115-env-var-harvesting.yaml +92 -44
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00136-tool-response-data-piggyback.yaml +76 -46
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00141-example-format-key-leak.yaml +68 -21
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00142-piggyback-transition-words.yaml +81 -21
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00145-obfuscated-key-disclosure.yaml +70 -19
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00146-env-var-existence-probe.yaml +88 -21
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00150-credential-in-tool-response.yaml +67 -43
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00152-obfuscated-credential-leak.yaml +81 -39
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00162-skill-credential-exfil-combo.yaml +73 -0
- package/rules/data-poisoning/ATR-2026-00070-data-poisoning.yaml +118 -73
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00050-runaway-agent-loop.yaml +96 -56
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00051-resource-exhaustion.yaml +94 -59
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00052-cascading-failure.yaml +112 -71
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00098-unauthorized-financial-action.yaml +84 -63
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00099-high-risk-tool-gate.yaml +88 -64
- package/rules/model-security/ATR-2026-00072-model-behavior-extraction.yaml +93 -55
- package/rules/model-security/ATR-2026-00073-malicious-finetuning-data.yaml +100 -52
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00040-privilege-escalation.yaml +81 -80
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00041-scope-creep.yaml +100 -52
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00107-delayed-execution-bypass.yaml +82 -26
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00110-eval-injection.yaml +85 -45
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00111-shell-escape.yaml +101 -45
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00112-dynamic-import-exploitation.yaml +81 -43
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00143-casual-privilege-escalation.yaml +80 -23
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00144-rationalized-safety-bypass.yaml +74 -21
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00004-system-prompt-override.yaml +149 -153
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00080-encoding-evasion.yaml +75 -40
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00081-semantic-multi-turn.yaml +78 -35
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00082-fingerprint-evasion.yaml +68 -38
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00083-indirect-tool-injection.yaml +74 -37
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00085-audit-evasion.yaml +69 -38
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00086-visual-spoofing.yaml +69 -36
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00087-rule-probing.yaml +76 -39
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00088-adaptive-countermeasure.yaml +74 -38
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00089-polymorphic-skill.yaml +75 -40
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00090-threat-intel-exfil.yaml +83 -38
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00091-nested-payload.yaml +70 -36
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00092-consensus-poisoning.yaml +77 -41
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00093-gradual-escalation.yaml +76 -40
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00094-audit-bypass.yaml +71 -39
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00097-cjk-injection-patterns.yaml +122 -132
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00104-persona-hijacking.yaml +91 -26
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00130-indirect-authority-claim.yaml +74 -49
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00131-fictional-academic-framing.yaml +69 -49
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00133-paraphrase-injection.yaml +74 -61
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00137-authority-claim-injection.yaml +76 -19
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00138-fictional-framing-bypass.yaml +101 -21
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00140-indirect-reference-reversal.yaml +69 -22
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00148-language-switch-injection.yaml +77 -26
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00153-tool-with-embedded-instruction-to-bypass.yaml +93 -23
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00154-unauthorized-background-task-execution-v.yaml +102 -23
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00155-hidden-llm-instructions-in-skill-descrip.yaml +96 -22
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00156-ssh-remote-command-execution-with-creden.yaml +78 -23
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00163-skill-hidden-override-instruction.yaml +77 -0
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00060-skill-impersonation.yaml +72 -67
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00120-skill-instruction-injection.yaml +111 -65
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00121-skill-dangerous-script.yaml +115 -98
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00122-skill-weaponized-instruction.yaml +118 -62
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00123-skill-overreach-permissions.yaml +86 -64
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00124-skill-name-squatting.yaml +55 -8
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00125-context-poisoning-compaction.yaml +85 -43
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00126-skill-rug-pull-setup.yaml +74 -45
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00127-subcommand-overflow.yaml +46 -6
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00128-html-comment-hidden-payload.yaml +131 -33
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00134-fork-claim-impersonation.yaml +85 -50
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00135-exfil-url-in-instructions.yaml +90 -37
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00149-skill-exfil-compound.yaml +112 -110
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00011-tool-output-injection.yaml +118 -112
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00012-unauthorized-tool-call.yaml +112 -115
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00013-tool-ssrf.yaml +125 -132
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00095-supply-chain-poisoning.yaml +82 -41
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00096-registry-poisoning.yaml +68 -39
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00100-consent-bypass-instruction.yaml +86 -36
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00103-hidden-safety-bypass-instruction.yaml +75 -25
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00105-silent-action-concealment.yaml +89 -28
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00161-important-tag-cross-tool-shadowing.yaml +182 -0
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and honestly nobody else has the context to weigh in meaningfully.
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182
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expected: not_triggered
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183
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bypass_technique: casual_paraphrase
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184
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notes: >-
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185
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Conveys discouraging verification, claiming prior approval, penalizing skepticism, and exclusive authority but
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186
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uses casual indirect language that avoids all exact regex trigger phrases.
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