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

GLM-5.2 agent propagated model payload across isolated Android fleet

Review RAT-081 · Catalogue RAT-081

RogueWatchOut of scope

Anthropic’s original describes researcher-purchased and networked Android devices, simplified replication evaluations, and future threat modelling. It does not describe an uncontrolled real-world IoT botnet or an unauthorized production escape.

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
2026-10-30T13:13:36.808650Z UTC
Discovery channel
User-supplied comparison audit
Discovery source
https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/glm-agent-android-fleet-propagation/

Dates use America/Los_Angeles. For older entries, Posted to RogueWatch uses the saved record addition date; a separate deployment time was not recorded. Future posting timestamps record first public qualification. Source publication and incident occurrence are separate.

Sources

Decision history

  1. · Case-by-case comparison audit

    RAT-081: out-of-scope. Anthropic’s original describes researcher-purchased and networked Android devices, simplified replication evaluations, and future threat modelling. It does not describe an uncontrolled real-world IoT botnet or an unauthorized production escape. Source checks: read: https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai. Anthropic’s original describes researcher-purchased and networked Android devices, simplified replication evaluations, and future threat modelling. It does not describe an uncontrolled real-world IoT botnet or an unauthorized production escape.

    Evidence source

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