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Agent system has no mechanism to immediately halt or terminate agent execution

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How to resolve

Implement an emergency stop mechanism to immediately halt agent execution across all endpoints. Maintain a centralized policy to disable agents organization-wide.

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Risk

Governance/Compliance This vulnerability falls under ASI10:2026 — Rogue Agents in the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications. Compromised or misaligned agents act outside their intended scope without external triggering. Security Agent system has no mechanism to immediately halt or terminate agent execution. If exploited, this can compromise the agent’s integrity, confidentiality, or availability, potentially affecting downstream systems and data.

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Explanation

Agent system has no mechanism to immediately halt or terminate agent execution. This falls under ASI10 (Rogue Agents): Compromised or misaligned agents act outside their intended scope without external triggering.

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Specifications

Trigger
  • Agent scan detects agent system has no mechanism to immediately halt or terminate agent execution
The scanner looks for patterns such as:
  • no max_iter or timeout on agent
  • no signal handler or shutdown mechanism
  • no graceful termination path in agent code
Severity
  • HIGH
Applies to: Agent