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Context privilege escalation

Agent-harness attacks in which lower-trust repository or workspace context gains higher instruction priority and changes tool/review behavior.

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Agent-harness attacks in which lower-trust repository or workspace context gains higher instruction priority and changes tool/review behavior.

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DiggingBeagle. “Context privilege escalation.” https://diggingbeagle.com/concepts/context-privilege-escalation/

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