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AWS, Google, and Vercel Agent Flaws Let Attackers Trigger Tools Without Running the Model

Critical security vulnerabilities have been discovered in agent infrastructure from AWS, Google, and Vercel that allow attackers to bypass AI model authorization and directly trigger agent tools. These flaws enable malicious instructions to reach tools without running through the model, circumventing system prompts, content filters, and guardrails designed to prevent unauthorized actions.

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August 6, 2026 · 1 min read

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Security flaws in agent infrastructure from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, and Vercel let untrusted or forged instructions reach an agent's tools with no check that a model turn had authorized them. In several of the attack paths, the model never ran at all, so system prompts, content filters, and model-level guardrails never got a chance to intervene. The affected products include Amazon

Originally published at thehackernews.com

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