OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications2025Rank #6Last reviewed 2026-07-27

LLM06:2025: Excessive Agency

LLM-driven agents granted excessive permissions, tools, or autonomy. Dangerous when combined with prompt injection: an attacker who hijacks the prompt inherits all the agent's capabilities.

How it's found

Found by enumerating agent tool permissions and testing whether a hijacked prompt could trigger irreversible actions without human confirmation.

Standards mapping

CWE: CWE-269 CWE-863
References: https://genai.owasp.org/llmrisk/llm062025-excessive-agency/

Where this fits in a TurboPentest engagement

This weakness is not covered by the automated black-box pentest. IntegSec pentesters cover it in a manual engagement.

Frequently asked questions

What is LLM06:2025 Excessive Agency?

LLM-driven agents granted excessive permissions, tools, or autonomy. Dangerous when combined with prompt injection: an attacker who hijacks the prompt inherits all the agent's capabilities.

How do you find Excessive Agency?

Found by enumerating agent tool permissions and testing whether a hijacked prompt could trigger irreversible actions without human confirmation.

Which CWEs map to LLM06:2025?

LLM06:2025 maps to CWE-269, CWE-863.

Does TurboPentest test for Excessive Agency?

This weakness is not covered by the automated black-box pentest. IntegSec pentesters cover it in a manual engagement.

Related OWASP categories

Written and reviewed by

Michel Chamberland - Founder & CEO, IntegSec

CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, CEH, GIAC, CCSK · 20+ years in offensive security

Michel has spent 20+ years on offensive security teams including IBM X-Force Red and Trustwave SpiderLabs, leading penetration tests, red team engagements, and breach response for Fortune 500 customers. He is the founder of IntegSec and the architect of TurboPentest.

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OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications2025Rank #6Last reviewed 2026-07-27

LLM06:2025: Excessive Agency

LLM-driven agents granted excessive permissions, tools, or autonomy. Dangerous when combined with prompt injection: an attacker who hijacks the prompt inherits all the agent's capabilities.

How it's found

Found by enumerating agent tool permissions and testing whether a hijacked prompt could trigger irreversible actions without human confirmation.

Standards mapping

CWE: CWE-269 CWE-863
References: https://genai.owasp.org/llmrisk/llm062025-excessive-agency/

Where this fits in a TurboPentest engagement

This weakness is not covered by the automated black-box pentest. IntegSec pentesters cover it in a manual engagement.

Frequently asked questions

What is LLM06:2025 Excessive Agency?

LLM-driven agents granted excessive permissions, tools, or autonomy. Dangerous when combined with prompt injection: an attacker who hijacks the prompt inherits all the agent's capabilities.

How do you find Excessive Agency?

Found by enumerating agent tool permissions and testing whether a hijacked prompt could trigger irreversible actions without human confirmation.

Which CWEs map to LLM06:2025?

LLM06:2025 maps to CWE-269, CWE-863.

Does TurboPentest test for Excessive Agency?

This weakness is not covered by the automated black-box pentest. IntegSec pentesters cover it in a manual engagement.

Related OWASP categories

Written and reviewed by

Michel Chamberland - Founder & CEO, IntegSec

CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, CEH, GIAC, CCSK · 20+ years in offensive security

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