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ForcedLeak and the Future of AI Agent Security

Varonis 2025-10-30 indirect prompt injection Critical

Executive Summary

Varonis describes ForcedLeak, a critical vulnerability chain in Salesforce Agentforce enabling silent CRM data theft via indirect prompt injection, agent overreach and a content security policy misconfiguration.

What Happened

Varonis describes ForcedLeak as a critical vulnerability chain in Salesforce Agentforce that enables silent CRM data theft via indirect prompt injection, agent overreach, and content security policy misconfiguration.[10] The exploit allows attackers to use crafted prompts to manipulate the agent into exfiltrating sensitive customer relationship data while bypassing standard access controls.[10]

Affected Products

  • Salesforce Agentforce

Vulnerability / Attack Technique

Indirect prompt injection combined with CSP misconfiguration

Technical Mechanism

Injected prompts manipulate the agent into sending CRM data out, and a permissive CSP allowed the exfiltration channel.

AI Security Category

LLM01:2025 Prompt Injection

Part of the Prompt Injection topic.

Relevant Frameworks

LLM01:2025 Prompt InjectionLLM02:2025 Sensitive Information DisclosureLLM06:2025 Excessive AgencyMITRE ATLAS: Exfiltration

RealGround Analysis

The exfiltration worked because of a web configuration gap as well as the agent. RealGround analysis: classic web controls like CSP remain part of AI agent security.

Recommended Controls

  • Tighten CSP and allowed domains for agent-rendered content
  • Apply Salesforce's fixes
  • Restrict agent access to sensitive CRM fields

Related RealGround Service

AI Agent Business Logic Audit · or start with the free AI Agent Security Scanner.

Sources

Varonis: https://www.varonis.com/blog/forcedleak

Summary and analysis written by RealGround from the source above; last updated 2026-10-17.

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