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Automata — agentic threat model

10.0AIVSS 10.0 · Critical

Automata presents an extremely high-risk profile due to its core capability of autonomous code modification and evolutionary self-improvement, which can easily lead to arbitrary code execution if deployed without strict sandboxing.

OWASP AIVSS score rationale

AIVSS = (CVSS_Base + AARS) × Mitigation_Factor, where AARS = (10 − CVSS_Base) × (Factor_Sum / 10) × ThM
CVSS base 9.8AARS uplift 0.16Factor sum 7.4/10Threat ×1.1Mitigation ×1.0
Autonomy of Action
0.90
Goal-Driven Planning
0.80
Self-Modification
1.00
Dynamic Tool Use
0.70
Persistent Memory
0.70
Contextual Awareness
0.60
Dynamic Identity
0.20
Multi-Agent Interactions
0.80
Non-Determinism
0.90
Opacity & Reflexivity
0.80

Scored with the canonical OWASP AIVSS formula (AIVSS calculator reference); agentic risk factors estimated from the agent’s described capabilities.

MAESTRO 7-layer threat model

Per-layer threats for this agent. Layers tagged “not certain from listing” are general, caveated commentary where the public description didn’t pin that layer.

L1 · Foundation Models⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The specific foundation models used for code generation and reinforcement learning are not detailed. However, threats include model reprogramming and adversarial prompt injection that could force the agent to generate and execute malicious code.

L2 · Data Operations⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The data operations, vector stores, or training datasets used for the evolutionary process are not specified. The primary threat is codebase poisoning, where malicious inputs corrupt the agent's learning environment.

L3 · Agent Frameworks✓ mapped

The framework orchestrates autonomous code modification and evolutionary loops. The critical threat here is insecure tool integration and execution, as the framework must run the Python code it autonomously modifies, leading to potential arbitrary code execution.

L4 · Deployment & Infrastructure⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The deployment infrastructure is user-dependent as this is an open-source Python project. Without strict containerization or sandboxing (e.g., gVisor, microVMs), executing self-modified code poses an extreme threat of host compromise and lateral movement.

L5 · Evaluation & Observability⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — There is no mention of built-in evaluation, logging, or guardrail mechanisms. The threat is a complete lack of observability, making it difficult to detect when an agent's self-modified code drifts into malicious or unstable behavior.

L6 · Security & Compliance (cross-cutting)⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — No security, authentication, or compliance controls are described. The threat is the absence of policy enforcement, allowing the agent to modify its own operational boundaries without administrative oversight.

L7 · Agent Ecosystem✓ mapped

The agent explicitly supports multi-agent interactions where agents evolve code through interaction with each other. This introduces severe threats of cascading failures, A2A trust abuse, and the propagation of malicious or corrupted code mutations across the agent ecosystem.

MAESTRO — the 7-layer agentic threat-modeling framework (Cloud Security Alliance / Ken Huang).