T-1007ValidatedActive
Context Window Probing
Probe the agent's context window size and saturation level to prepare overflow attacks
Tactic
Reconnaissance · Stage 1
Map the target agent's attack surface, capabilities, and behavioral boundaries
Attack class
RETROACTIVE-PRIV
Exploiting previously granted access or cached credentials to gain unauthorized capabilities
Evidence grade
ValidatedReproduced in a controlled lab environment (DVAA) with documented steps.
DVAA validation
LongwindBot context overflow
Reproductions in Damn Vulnerable AI Agent, the OpenA2A intentionally-broken agent for kill-chain validation.
Honeypot
AgentPwn coverage
context-windowagentpwn.com/learn ↗
An AgentPwn trap page produces a payload tagged with this technique class. Following the AgentPwn taxonomy of trap pages shows what an agent encounters.
Context-window tiers probe attention span and saturation before overflow.
Detect
Detection · HackMyAgent
WEBEXPOSE-001
npx hackmyagent secure --ciLive = implemented in hackmyagent; queued = declaredDefend
Defense · OASB controls
Reference
How to cite
AI Agent Threat Matrix T-1007 (Context Window Probing). OpenA2A, 2026. https://threats.opena2a.org/techniques/T-1007