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Manus AI — agentic threat model

9.3AIVSS 9.3 · Critical

Manus AI exhibits high agentic risk due to its autonomous end-to-end task execution, systematic planning, and multi-tool integration capabilities, which lack visible sandboxing or safety guardrails in its public listing.

OWASP AIVSS score rationale

AIVSS = (CVSS_Base + AARS) × Mitigation_Factor, where AARS = (10 − CVSS_Base) × (Factor_Sum / 10) × ThM
CVSS base 8.5AARS uplift 0.83Factor sum 5.5/10Threat ×1.0Mitigation ×1.0
Autonomy of Action
0.80
Goal-Driven Planning
0.90
Self-Modification
0.40
Dynamic Tool Use
0.70
Persistent Memory
0.50
Contextual Awareness
0.60
Dynamic Identity
0.10
Multi-Agent Interactions
0.20
Non-Determinism
0.70
Opacity & Reflexivity
0.60

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 — likely relies on advanced third-party LLMs to power its independent reasoning and systematic planning. Key threats include prompt injection that could hijack the planning logic or reprogram the model's core instructions.

L2 · Data Operations⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — the adaptive learning feature suggests it stores and processes user feedback, which introduces risks of data poisoning, feedback manipulation, and unauthorized data exfiltration if sensitive inputs are cached.

L3 · Agent Frameworks✓ mapped

Manus AI's core framework orchestrates systematic planning and multi-tool integration. This creates a high risk of tool misuse, insecure tool calling, and planning manipulation where malicious inputs trick the agent into executing unintended tool sequences.

L4 · Deployment & Infrastructure⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — as an open-source productivity tool, deployment could range from local environments to cloud hosting. Without explicit sandboxing, executing end-to-end tasks poses severe risks of local host compromise or privilege escalation.

L5 · Evaluation & Observability⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — there is no mention of built-in guardrails, real-time monitoring, or observability logging to detect drift, anomalous tool execution, or adversarial planning loops.

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

Not certain from the listing — being a free and open-source vertical tool, it lacks documented compliance alignments, enterprise access controls, or formal security certifications in its public description.

L7 · Agent Ecosystem⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — the agent is described as a vertical productivity tool executing tasks independently, with no explicit multi-agent coordination or marketplace ecosystem threats identified.

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