Malicious Email Could Hijack AI Agent and Access Connected Accounts
A patched flaw in the Manus agentic-AI platform allowed a crafted email to hijack the agent and pivot into connected accounts—one of the first documented prompt-injection-to-lateral-movement chains in production.
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Security researchers have uncovered a now-fixed vulnerability in agentic AI platform Manus that could have allowed attackers to hijack an AI agent through a single malicious email and potentially access a user’s connected accounts. Researchers at Salt Labs, the research arm of Salt Security, found that Manus could interpret malicious instructions embedded within an incoming […] The post Malicious Email Could Hijack AI Agent and Access Connected Accounts appeared first on IT Security Guru .
Editorial Analysis
As enterprises connect AI agents to email, CRM, and cloud accounts, a single prompt-injection vector can cascade into full lateral movement—demanding zero-trust scoping for every agent integration.
Audit all agentic-AI integrations for cross-account access and enforce least-privilege plus input-validation controls on every external data source.
A newly disclosed attack chain shows that a single malicious email can commandeer an AI agent and access linked enterprise accounts, requiring immediate review of AI-agent permissions.
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