# Agent approval is not bound to executed arguments

An approved harmless action can be modified before dispatch without revalidating the approval’s scope.

**Candidate CWE:** [CWE-367](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/367.html)

## Test hypothesis

Approve a local draft addressed to a stub destination, then change only the object, destination or content before execution. Compare with the unchanged approved draft and an explicitly unapproved draft.

## Evidence required

Approval timestamp, canonical approved/executed values or digests, user-visible approval text and the mock committed event.

## Rule out false positives

Approval may intentionally cover a defined batch or dynamic scope; show that the mutation exceeds that documented scope.

## Playbook and command references

- [AI tools: input trust, execution identity and approvals](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/modules/ai-tool-trust.html) — Prove when lower-trust content changes a protected tool action, then locate the missing authorization or consent boundary.

[Find the associated command snippets](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/commands.html?q=AI%20tools%3A%20input%20trust%2C%20execution%20identity%20and%20approvals)

## Referenced by these target playbooks

[AI, agents & MCP](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/ai.html) · [OSS & self-hosted](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/oss.html)

## Report checklist

- [ ] Capture the affected version, configuration, identities, and object ownership.
- [ ] Preserve a valid baseline and a negative control.
- [ ] Reproduce the forbidden data access, action, or state change on controlled fixtures.
- [ ] Explain the intended security rule and why the observed behavior violates it.
- [ ] State prerequisites, uncertainty, cleanup, and the smallest demonstrated impact.

## Conditional ATT&CK mapping

No direct ATT&CK mapping selected. Record the weakness and demonstrated impact without forcing an adversary-behavior classification. See the [mapping guide](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/attack.html).

## Primary references

- [OWASP Excessive Agency](https://genai.owasp.org/llmrisk/llm062025-excessive-agency/)

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