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‘SalesBleed’ Flaws in Salesforce Agentforce Enabled Zero-Click Data Exfiltration

securityweek.com 2026-09-25 indirect prompt injection Critical

Executive Summary

Three 'SalesBleed' vulnerabilities in Salesforce Agentforce let attackers hijack trusted agents, steal data and launch phishing attacks without user clicks.

What Happened

Three vulnerabilities in Salesforce Agentforce allowed hackers to hijack trusted agents, steal data, and launch phishing attacks. The post ‘SalesBleed’ Flaws in Salesforce Agentforce Enabled Zero-Click Data Exfiltration appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Affected Products

  • Salesforce Agentforce

Vulnerability / Attack Technique

Zero-click agent hijacking via injected instructions

Technical Mechanism

Attacker-controlled data reaching the agent caused it to act on the attacker's instructions, exfiltrating data and sending phishing.

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

A trusted business agent became an attacker's tool for data theft and phishing. RealGround analysis: agents that can both read untrusted data and send messages need output controls.

Recommended Controls

  • Apply Salesforce's fixes
  • Limit Agentforce's ability to send external messages
  • Review which data sources feed agent context

Related RealGround Service

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

Sources

securityweek.com: https://www.securityweek.com/salesbleed-flaws-in-salesforce-agentforce-enabled-zero-click-data-exfiltration/

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

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