Configuration File Access
Read configuration files containing credentials via tool access or path traversal
Credential Harvest · Stage 3
Extract API keys, tokens, and credentials from agent context and connected services
RETROACTIVE-PRIV
Exploiting previously granted access or cached credentials to gain unauthorized capabilities
Confirmed in real-world production systems or internet-wide exposure assessments.
ToolBot read config
Reproductions in Damn Vulnerable AI Agent, the OpenA2A intentionally-broken agent for kill-chain validation.
AgentPwn coverage
In scope for honeypot observation; trap page or telemetry hook not yet built.
A trap-page filesystem fixture (read a config file for creds) is not yet wired.
Evidence by source
Evidence timeline
HMA check CRED-001 failed on invoice-reconciliation-agent
HMA check CRED-001 failed on tmp.ff18p7knsh
HMA check CRED-001 failed on singlefile-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on soc-demo
HMA check CRED-001 failed on opena2a-cli
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
HMA check CRED-001 failed on cred-test
939 configuration files exposed including 199 .env files and 740 MLflow tracking server configs
Detection · HackMyAgent
npx hackmyagent secure --ciLive = implemented in hackmyagent; queued = declaredDefense · OASB controls
How to cite
AI Agent Threat Matrix T-3005 (Configuration File Access). OpenA2A, 2026. https://threats.opena2a.org/techniques/T-3005