AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · 18h ago7/10
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VATS: Exploiting Implicit Authority in Error-Path Injection via Systematic Mutation
Researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) used by autonomous AI agents, where error messages can be weaponized to bypass safety guardrails. The VATS framework demonstrates that error-path injection attacks triple the success rate of standard prompt injection techniques, achieving near-perfect compliance rates across leading AI models, though production-level mitigations exist.
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