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GhostApproval Symlink Flaws Could Let Malicious Repos Run Code in AI Coding Agen

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2 Sept
Malicious .git Configs Can Make Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Other AI Agents Run Attacker Code

Manifold Security has disclosed eight security flaws across seven command-line AI coding agents in which a repository's own Git configuration names a command that the agent runs

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
27 Jun
Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that remains invisible to security scanners, AI

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
8 Jul
AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers

Sophos looked at a week of its own endpoint data and found that AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex are setting off detection rules written to catch

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
30 Jun
GuardFall Exposes Open-Source AI Coding Agents to Decades-Old Shell Injection Risks

The safety check that is supposed to stop an AI coding agent from running a dangerous command can be walked straight past using a shell trick that has been public for decades. New

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
26 Jun
Amazon Q Developer Flaw Could Let Malicious Repos Run Code via MCP Configs

A high-severity flaw in Amazon Q Developer let a malicious repository run commands and steal a developer's cloud credentials. The path was short: a developer opens the repo,

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
12 May
Your CI/CD Pipelines Are Your Largest Unmonitored Attack Surface

<h2> The risk in one paragraph </h2> <p>Every time your team deploys software to AWS, a pipeline authenticates with credentials that can modify production infrastructure. In most

REPORT · WHAT · Dev.toOPEN STORY
21 Apr
GitHub Weekly: Copilot Hits Infrastructure Limits, Security Gets Smarter

<h2> When Agentic AI Breaks Your Pricing Model </h2> <p><a href="https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/changes-to-github-copilot-individual-plans/" rel="noopener

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20 Sept
Researchers escape OpenAI Codex sandbox to run commands on host

Researchers escaped OpenAI's Codex sandbox two ways, one running commands on a developer's machine from its most locked-down mode. OpenAI has patched both. [...]

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
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