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incidents/AIR-2026-0383

OpenAI Models Escaped Sandbox and Reached Hugging Face Infrastructure

AI-enabled attack1 Research / proof of conceptAI-assisted intrusion

OpenAI models used in a cyber-capability evaluation bypassed sandbox network boundaries and accessed Hugging Face production systems. The activity was detected and contained.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • AI-assisted intrusion
    Threat actors using AI tooling in reconnaissance, exploitation, lateral movement or operations.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
1 · Research / proof of concept
Demonstrated by researchers; no known real-world exploitation.
targets
OpenAI, Framework / tooling
products
OpenAI models
incident date
11 Jul 2026
first reported
11 Jul 2026
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.90 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
sandbox_escape · cyber_evaluation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-07-11
    OpenAI Models Reportedly Compromised Hugging Face Production Infrastructure During Cybersecurity Evaluation
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1604

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