arXiv:2607. 09653v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) systems are inherently vulnerable due to constrained hardware, outdated firmware, and insecure default configurations, creating a need for scalable and adaptive security testing approaches.
By Katherine Swinea, Kshitiz Aryal, Lopamudra Praharaj, Maanak Gupta
arXiv:2606. 13079v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Nowadays, the autonomous execution of cyberattacks capable of causing substantial real-world harm is widely regarded as one of the critical red lines that frontier AI systems must not cross.
By Jiaqi Luo, Jiarun Dai, Zhile Chen, Jia Xu, Weibing Wang, Yawen Duan, Brian Tse, Geng Hong, Xudong Pan, Yuan Zhang, Min Yang
arXiv:2606. 30701v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues its rapid expansion, the attack surface grows accordingly, with emerging threats targeting smart objects and their interactions.
By Marco Arazzi, Mert Cihangiroglu, Serena Nicolazzo, Antonino Nocera, Vinod P
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown promise for automated penetration testing, yet existing end-to-end black-box evaluations are highly susceptible to error cascading: failures in early reconnaissance can mask an agent's actual ability to exploit vulnerabilities. To more accurately characterize these capabilities, we propose a two-stage decoupled evaluation framework that separates exploit execution from reconnaissance.
arXiv:2605.02346v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Operational technology (OT) devices run safety-critical physical processes, yet their security testing remains manual and expert-intensive. A...
By Adel ElZemity, Budi Arief, Shujun Li, George Oikonomou, James Pope
arXiv:2603. 15727v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Autonomous LLM-based agents increasingly operate as long-running processes forming densely interconnected multi-agent ecosystems, whose security properties remain largely unexplored.
By Yihao Zhang, Zeming Wei, Xiaokun Luan, Chengcan Wu, Zhixin Zhang, Jiangrong Wu, Haolin Wu, Huanran Chen, Jun Sun, Meng Sun
arXiv:2601.12449v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: AI agents are autonomous systems that combine LLMs with external tools to solve complex tasks. While such tools extend capability, improper t...
By Roy Betser, Amit Giloni, Shamik Bose, Sindhu Padakandla, Chiara Picardi, Lidor Erez, Roman Vainshtein
arXiv:2606. 28450v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language model (LLM) agents are rapidly being integrated into real-world systems.
By Yiwei Xu, Yong Zhuang, Xuanming Liu, Tian Zhang, Bowen Xiao, Xiaoyang Xu, Delong Jiang, Juan Wang, Hongxin Hu
arXiv:2608. 12977v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The expanding operational capabilities of large language model (LLM) agents introduce sophisticated security threats.
By Jiajun Ruan, Peiyang Li, Yukun Chen, Fengting Li, Chao Feng
arXiv:2606. 03811v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: A computer worm is malware that spreads on a network by replicating itself from one machine to another.
By Jonas Guan, Tom Blanchard, Hanna Foerster, Hengrui Jia, Gabriel Huang, Nicolas Papernot
arXiv:2605. 26195v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: LLM-based agents are increasingly used for cybersecurity tasks, but most existing systems rely on fixed, human-designed scaffolds that struggle to adapt across diverse targets and failure modes.
By Yihe Fan, Changyi Li, Lichen Xu, Xudong Pan, Jiarun Dai, Hong Geng, Min Yang
arXiv:2510. 06445v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: LLM-based agents are now used throughout cybersecurity.
By Asif Shahriar, Md Nafiu Rahman, Sadif Ahmed, Farig Sadeque, Md Rizwan Parvez