{"id":153,"date":"2026-10-29T07:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/?p=153"},"modified":"2026-10-29T07:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:10:51","slug":"simulated-file-disclosure-is-not-proof-that-a-chatbot-read-a-server-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/simulated-file-disclosure-is-not-proof-that-a-chatbot-read-a-server-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulated file disclosure is not proof that a chatbot read a server file"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Resecurity\u2019s January 2026 write-up discusses prompt manipulation and a simulated \/etc\/passwd disclosure. A model producing plausible file-like text is not, by itself, evidence that it opened a real file on the host system.<\/p>\n<p>A convincing security finding needs a demonstrated connection between model behavior and application impact: an actual tool call, verifiable private data or a controlled side effect. The article should not be recast as confirmed remote code execution or a named customer breach.<\/p>\n<p>When testing chatbots, record the application\u2019s tool activity and validate results independently. Report simulated output as simulation, and separate policy bypasses from unauthorized access to underlying systems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/resecurity.com\/blog\/article\/breaking-trust-with-words-prompt-injection-leading-to-simulated-etcpasswd-disclosure\">Read the original source<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resecurity\u2019s prompt-injection write-up highlights the need to distinguish generated output from demonstrated backend access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bugskan_incident_id":"inc_338a46c5243f1b","bugskan_event_type":"research","bugskan_response":"unknown","bugskan_technical_severity":"","bugskan_technical_severity_source":"","bugskan_evidence_quality":"medium","bugskan_affected_scope":"Resecurity\u2019s simulated disclosure and prompt-injection discussion.","bugskan_recommended_next_step":"Require verifiable tool activity or private-data evidence before claiming file access.","bugskan_who_should_check":"","bugskan_material_updated_at":"2026-01-25T00:00:00Z","bugskan_reviewer_name":"","bugskan_reviewed_at":"","bugskan_legacy_state":"mapped","bugskan_featured":false,"bugskan_sample":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"bugskan_format":[3],"bugskan_technology":[],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","bugskan_format-research-explained"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":359,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions\/359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153"},{"taxonomy":"bugskan_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bugskan_format?post=153"},{"taxonomy":"bugskan_technology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugskan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bugskan_technology?post=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}