AML.T0112.000
Local AI Agent

MITRE source definition

Adversaries may achieve full system compromise by abusing AI agents running locally on a host, such as computer-use agents or AI-driven browsers. These agents are designed to autonomously interact with the operating system, applications, and external services, often with broad permissions to execute commands, access files, manage credentials, and control user workflows.

If an adversary is able to take control of an AI agent's behavior, they effectively gain the same level of access as the agent. This can result in complete control over the machine, including executing arbitrary code, accessing or exfiltrating sensitive data, modifying system configurations, and establishing persistence.

Source modified 2026-05-27. Reproduced from the pinned ATLAS release; inline technique links resolve to local reference pages.

Parent, sub-techniques and ATT&CK references

• AML.T0112 Machine Compromise — parent

Source-backed defensive context

MITRE mitigations

• AML.M0020 Generative AI Guardrails

MITRE case studies

• AML.CS0051 OpenClaw Command & Control via Prompt Injection · Exercise
• AML.CS0052 LLMSmith: RCE Vulnerabilities in LLM-Integrated Applications · Exercise
• AML.CS0055 AI ClickFix: Hijacking Computer-Use Agents Using ClickFix · Exercise

These are explicit source relationships, not independently reproduced incidents or validated detection coverage.

Simulation and telemetry boundary

This is a technique reference page, not a runnable simulation. No ATLAS-specific telemetry mapping, local attack execution or detector validation is asserted. MITRE maturity describes its source evidence, not a 1200km lab result.

For broader context—not technique-specific control mappings—see AI Security, AI Security Course, and detection-validation methodology.

Provenance and attribution

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