Adaptive AI worm exploited contained test network, self-replicated up to seven generations
Review RAT-125 · Catalogue RAT-125
Original full paper describes fifteen experiments in an isolated 33-host virtual network, researcher-controlled vulnerable targets, KVM containment, and restricted source. Propagation and code changes remained inside the contained experimental environment. No uncontrolled production infection.
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
- 2026-10-30T13:13:39.177728Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/cleverhans-adaptive-ai-worm/
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Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- arxiv.orgOriginal account · arxiv.org
- arxiv.orgOriginal account · arxiv.org
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-125: out-of-scope. Original full paper describes fifteen experiments in an isolated 33-host virtual network, researcher-controlled vulnerable targets, KVM containment, and restricted source. Propagation and code changes remained inside the contained experimental environment. No uncontrolled production infection. Source checks: read: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.03811. Original full paper describes fifteen experiments in an isolated 33-host virtual network, researcher-controlled vulnerable targets, KVM containment, and restricted source. Propagation and code changes remained inside the contained experimental environment. No uncontrolled production infection. read: https://arxiv.org/html/2606.03811v1. Original full paper describes fifteen experiments in an isolated 33-host virtual network, researcher-controlled vulnerable targets, KVM containment, and restricted source. Propagation and code changes remained inside the contained experimental environment. No uncontrolled production infection.
Evidence source · Evidence source
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