Malicious Code Deployment
Deploy malicious code or backdoors through agent code execution capabilities
Tactic
Impact (Stage 9)
Modify data, deploy malicious code, or disrupt services
Attack Class
HEARTBEAT-RCE
Exploiting scheduled task or heartbeat mechanisms to achieve persistent code execution
Evidence
Confirmed in real-world production systems or internet-wide exposure assessments.
DVAA Validation
Reproductions in Damn Vulnerable AI Agent, the OpenA2A intentionally-broken agent for kill-chain validation.
backdoor deployment
Honeypot Coverage (AgentPwn)
Not observable via content-side honeypot interaction. HackMyAgent or DVAA cover this where applicable.
No code execution path on the honeypot.
Evidence Source Breakdown
Evidence Timeline
HMA check HEARTBEAT-001 failed on fake-vulnerable-agent
HMA check HEARTBEAT-001 failed on fake-vulnerable-agent
HMA check SUPPLY-001 failed on opena2a/code-review-skill
HMA check SUPPLY-001 failed on opena2a/code-review-skill
HMA check HEARTBEAT-001 failed on fake-vulnerable-agent
HMA check SUPPLY-001 failed on damn-vulnerable-ai-agent
HMA check SUPPLY-001 failed on hackmyagent-release-test-vplv
Detection (HackMyAgent)
npx hackmyagent secure --ciLive = check implemented in hackmyagent; queued = declared, not yet implementedDefense (OASB Controls)
How to Cite
AI Agent Threat Matrix T-9003 (Malicious Code Deployment). OpenA2A, 2026. https://threats.opena2a.org/techniques/T-9003