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Prompt Injection

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17 October 2025

A security vulnerability classified as the #1 OWASP risk for LLMs where malicious user inputs override system instructions and safety guardrails through carefully crafted natural language commands. This attack vector exploits the fundamental inability of language models to distinguish between system-level instructions and user-provided content, enabling adversaries to manipulate model behavior, extract sensitive information, or bypass ethical constraints. Prompt injection represents a critical socio-technical challenge distinct from traditional cybersecurity vulnerabilities because it operates through semantic manipulation rather than code exploitation.

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