Decepticon: Role-boundary forgery via ChatML special-token literals in web crawl output composed into LLM context
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-61732 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-24 18:17:15 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-24 19:17:14 UTC |
| Description | Decepticon is an autonomous hacking agent for red teams. Versions prior to 1.1.17 wrap web crawl results — the output of agent reconnaissance against target services — into LLM messages without neutralizing ChatML special-token literals. Under the BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) deployment model, users configure their own LLM credentials to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Most open-source and self-deployed model providers (vLLM, SGLang, Ollama, LM Studio, text-generation-webui, etc.) do not filter special-token literals from user content in their default configurations. Those literals are parsed into structural role-boundary token IDs, meaning an attacker string planted in a target web page forges a new operator turn the model treats as authoritative, bypassing Decepticon's agent guardrails and resulting in arbitrary command execution inside the Kali Linux sandbox. Version 1.1.17 patches the issue. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 10 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-74 | CWE-74 CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | BitterSecurity | Decepticon | affected < 1.1.17 | Not specified |
| CNA | BitterSecurity | Decepticon-core | affected < 1.1.17 | Not specified |
| CNA | BitterSecurity | Decepticon-sdk | affected < 1.1.17 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/BitterSecurity/Decepticon/security/advisories/GHSA-g5f9-3xfg-... | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | |
| github.com/BitterSecurity/Decepticon/commit/79ee2aaf22f4c36a5b1968f6ca3f... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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