ADK triage agent triggered privileged Gemini workflows
Review RAT-120 · Catalogue RAT-120
Pillar’s original deliberately constructed a malicious PR to demonstrate a Google ADK inter-agent privilege boundary, followed by coordinated Google remediation. A live repository PoC is still controlled security research without evidence of a separate unsuspecting victim or unplanned 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
- 2026-10-30T13:13:38.610432Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/pillar-adk-agent-to-agent-privilege-boundary/
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Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- www.pillar.securityOriginal account · www.pillar.security
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-120: out-of-scope. Pillar’s original deliberately constructed a malicious PR to demonstrate a Google ADK inter-agent privilege boundary, followed by coordinated Google remediation. A live repository PoC is still controlled security research without evidence of a separate unsuspecting victim or unplanned escape. Source checks: read: https://www.pillar.security/blog/ill-just-call-you-agent-to-agent-privilege-boundary-failures-in-ci-cd-on-googles-adk-repository. Pillar’s original deliberately constructed a malicious PR to demonstrate a Google ADK inter-agent privilege boundary, followed by coordinated Google remediation. A live repository PoC is still controlled security research without evidence of a separate unsuspecting victim or unplanned escape.
Evidence source
A review decision applies only to the named scope. Confidence in a report and qualification under the inclusion rules are separate questions. Review records do not add incidents to the globe or leaderboard.