Google fixed prompt-injection flaw in Agent Development Kit repository that could let one AI agent trigger a more privileged one

Researchers say Google's open-source Agent Development Kit for Python repository had a workflow flaw that could let an attacker use a poisoned pull request to manipulate one AI agent into invoking another with higher privileges. The issue affected the google/adk-python repository and relied on prompt injection in public pull requests plus trust relationships between a low-privilege triage agent and a maintainer-only agent using a collaborator personal access token; no CVE is cited, and Google says it has fixed the underlying problem.
Why it matters: Organizations experimenting with AI agents in code review and CI/CD should treat this as a real supply-chain risk, especially where public-facing agents can influence privileged workflows. Teams should review agent-to-agent trust boundaries, limit tokens and workflow permissions, and avoid letting untrusted repository content trigger high-privilege automation.

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Google Deletes 3 ADK AI Workflows After Malicious GitHub Issue Could Trigger Privileged Agent
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This appears to cover the same underlying event and adds that Google deleted three vulnerable ADK GitHub workflows after researchers showed a malicious GitHub issue could trigger a more privileged agent through the repository's automation chain.
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This article establishes a distinct event: a specific prompt-injection and workflow-trust flaw in Google's Agent Development Kit repository that enabled agent-to-agent privilege escalation in open-source development workflows.
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