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ToolFence Enhances Security for Tool-Using LLM Agents Against Prompt Injection

ToolFence addresses vulnerabilities in tool-using LLM agents caused by indirect prompt injection, which exploits shared context between trusted instructions and untrusted observations. Existing defenses like multi-path consensus are insufficient as they focus on content rather than authorizing the...

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-09-29T10:16:01+00:00 Detected 2026-09-30T05:23:03+00:00
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ToolFence addresses vulnerabilities in tool-using LLM agents caused by indirect prompt injection, which exploits shared context between trusted instructions and untrusted observations. Existing defenses like multi-path consensus are insufficient as they focus on content rather than authorizing the...

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Tool-using LLM agents remain vulnerable to indirect prompt injection because trusted instructions and untrusted observations share one context, allowing malicious content to steer consequential input-filtering defenses. Multi-path consensus defenses still leave a high attack success rate because they examine...

Improving authorization mechanisms in LLM agents is crucial to prevent malicious inputs from bypassing filters and causing harmful outcomes. ToolFence's fine-grained authorization approach offers a more effective defense against sophisticated prompt injection attacks.

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