T-5002validatedactive
A2A Agent Pivoting
Pivot from a compromised agent to other agents via A2A protocol connections
Tactic
Lateral Movement (Stage 5)
Pivot from compromised agent to connected services or other agents
Attack Class
AGENT-IMPERSONATE
Impersonating trusted agents or administrative roles to gain unauthorized access
Evidence
validated
Reproduced in controlled lab environment (DVAA) with documented steps.
DVAA Validation
L4-02
Honeypot Coverage (AgentPwn)
An AgentPwn trap page produces a payload tagged with this technique class. Following the AgentPwn taxonomy of trap pages shows what an agent encounters.
Detection (HackMyAgent)
Queued0 live · 2 queued
A2A-001A2A-002
npx hackmyagent secure --ciLive = check implemented in hackmyagent; queued = declared, not yet implementedDefense (OASB Controls)
Live9 live · 0 queued
How to Cite
AI Agent Threat Matrix T-5002 (A2A Agent Pivoting). OpenA2A, 2026. https://threats.opena2a.org/techniques/T-5002