Excessive LLM agency
Description
An LLM system is given excessive functionality, permissions or autonomy to perform actions without sufficient oversight.
Impact
- Unauthorized access or data modification. - System misuse (e.g., sending emails, deleting files). - Bypassing business rules or user consent.
Recommendation
- Implement human-in-the-loop controls for delicate operations (e.g., deleting or sending information). - Limit privileges granted to the LLM application.
Threat
Authenticated attacker from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
⏱️ 60 minutes.
Fixes
Score
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
Attack vector
L
Attack complexity
H
Attack requirements
N
Privileges required
H
User interaction
A
Confidentiality (VC)
L
Integrity (VI)
L
Availability (VA)
N
Confidentiality (SC)
N
Integrity (SI)
N
Availability (SA)
N
Threat 4.0
Exploit maturity
P
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P