Public research record · Editorial guide updated 2026-10-29

AgentWorm propagated across OpenClaw agents in controlled testbed

Review RAT-032 · Catalogue RAT-032

RogueWatchOut of scope

Original arXiv abstract explicitly says controlled testbed. Researcher-created prompt worm and multi-hop lab propagation are capability demonstrations, not observed attacks on non-consenting organizations.

Reviewed: · Rule: roguewatch-organizational-harm-v1

Dates and discovery

Incident date
Not disclosed
Added to research / record
Posted to RogueWatch
No linked public incident
First observed
2026-10-30T13:13:33.879581Z UTC
Discovery channel
User-supplied comparison audit
Discovery source
https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/agentworm-openclaw-propagation/

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Sources

Decision history

  1. · Case-by-case comparison audit

    RAT-032: out-of-scope. Original arXiv abstract explicitly says controlled testbed. Researcher-created prompt worm and multi-hop lab propagation are capability demonstrations, not observed attacks on non-consenting organizations. Source checks: read: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15727. Original arXiv abstract explicitly says controlled testbed. Researcher-created prompt worm and multi-hop lab propagation are capability demonstrations, not observed attacks on non-consenting organizations.

    Evidence source

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