AI security lab · Agentic Ai Attacks

Tool Output Manipulation

Agents trust the output of their tools as ground truth. If tool outputs can be manipulated (via MITM, DNS hijacking, or API compromise), the agent's decisions are corrupted. **Challenge:** This financial agent makes investment decisions based on stock price data from its price_check tool. The tool fetches from an API endpoint. Manipulate the tool's output to trick the agent into making a losing trade.

advancedPro labLLM06 Excessive Agency
Reward
150 XP
Time
30 to 60 minutes
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Tool Output Manipulation

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LLM06 Excessive Agency

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