Tricking GPT-4 into Suggesting 112 Non-Existent Packages
The author discovered a security vulnerability where GPT-4 hallucinated 112 unique non-existent Python packages, which could be exploited by attackers to install malware. They developed a CLI tool to detect and block these hallucinations.
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Why it matters
This vulnerability could be exploited to distribute malware through local AI agents, highlighting the need for robust security measures in AI systems.
Key Points
- 1GPT-4 hallucinated 112 unique non-existent Python packages when prompted to solve fake technical problems
- 2This could be exploited by attackers to register the fake packages and have agents silently install malware
- 3The author built a CLI tool called CodeGate to check for and block these hallucinated package installations
- 4They are working on a Runtime Sandbox using Firecracker VMs as a more comprehensive solution
Details
The author was stress-testing local agent workflows using GPT-4 and deepseek-coder when they discovered a security vulnerability. They wrote a script to
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