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

ShadowLeak showed ChatGPT Gmail connector could leak data without a click

Review RAT-161 · Catalogue RAT-161

RogueWatchOut of scope

Radware describes ShadowLeak research and responsible disclosure with controlled prompt-injection tests. It does not identify a real victim incident outside testing; claims that OpenAI fixed the issue are vendor-reported, not evidence of a rogue breach.

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
2026-10-30T13:13:41.205295Z UTC
Discovery channel
User-supplied comparison audit
Discovery source
https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/radware-shadowleak-chatgpt-gmail/

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Sources

Decision history

  1. · Case-by-case comparison audit

    RAT-161: out-of-scope. Radware describes ShadowLeak research and responsible disclosure with controlled prompt-injection tests. It does not identify a real victim incident outside testing; claims that OpenAI fixed the issue are vendor-reported, not evidence of a rogue breach. Source checks: read: https://www.radware.com/security/threat-advisories-and-attack-reports/shadowleak/. Original Radware advisory read through web after anti-bot interstitial. Radware describes ShadowLeak research and responsible disclosure with controlled prompt-injection tests. It does not identify a real victim incident outside testing; claims that OpenAI fixed the issue are vendor-reported, not evidence of a rogue breach.

    Evidence source

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