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Optimizing Skill Injection Security in AI Agents with Modular Skills

AI agents use modular third-party skills selected by routers to perform tasks, but prompt injection attacks are often overestimated due to assumptions about skill selection. This study shows that realistic multi-skill settings reduce the likelihood of successful attacks.

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-10-06T10:28:27+00:00 Detected 2026-10-07T05:17:42+00:00
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AI agents use modular third-party skills selected by routers to perform tasks, but prompt injection attacks are often overestimated due to assumptions about skill selection. This study shows that realistic multi-skill settings reduce the likelihood of successful attacks.

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AI agents increasingly rely on modular third-party "skills" that are dynamically selected by skill routers to execute complex tasks. While recent studies highlight the threat of prompt injections embedded in these skills, existing evaluations often assume settings where the malicious skill is already selected for...

Understanding the realistic threat level of prompt injections helps improve the security of AI agents relying on third-party skills. It guides better design of skill routers to mitigate risks in complex task execution.

Security-conscious readers may want to review the source and watch for practical exposure or mitigation details.

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