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I gave my AI agent one harmless permission. It became a backdoor for everyone

https://preview.redd.it/62klnzkjdprh1.png?width=860&format=png&auto=webp&s=088ea85c4fffe0e853cbcad6feb041000fdce8d2 I built an ops agent at work and gave it one write tool: open a pull request with the change. Not merge, just open. It felt safe. It wasn't. The agent's token could push, so it would…

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  1. 2026-09-25 17:40 · r/artificial
    I gave my AI agent one harmless permission. It became a backdoor for everyone

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