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Polski(PL) Badacze z Zenity pokazali, jak zwykła prośba w oknie czatu pozwalała wyciągnąć poświadczenia z usługi metadanych i sięgnąć do zasobów innych agentów w tym samym

Zenity researchers uncover AWS metadata service vulnerability via chat prompts

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Researchers at Zenity have discovered a vulnerability where a simple chat prompt could extract credentials from a metadata service. This allowed unauthorized access to resources belonging to other agents within the same AWS account and region. Amazon has since adjusted the default permissions on its platform to address this security flaw. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential security risks in cloud-based AI agent interactions and the need for robust permission management.

RANK_REASON Discovery of a security vulnerability in a cloud platform's service.

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Zenity researchers uncover AWS metadata service vulnerability via chat prompts

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    Zenity researchers showed how a simple prompt in the chat window allowed them to extract credentials from the metadata service and access resources of other agents in the same

    Badacze z Zenity pokazali, jak zwykła prośba w oknie czatu pozwalała wyciągnąć poświadczenia z usługi metadanych i sięgnąć do zasobów innych agentów w tym samym koncie i regionie AWS. Amazon zmodyfikował domyślne uprawnienia platformy. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomośc…

    LINKS aisight.pl/…/publiczny-agent-ai-ujawnil-k… aisight.pl/…/Awarie-i-cyberataki-tydzien-…

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