The sandbox could only reach the internet through a package-fetching proxy
mmitchell_ai · x · 2026-07-26
The comic continues explaining why the sandbox was vulnerable.
- The sandbox itself could not connect to the internet.
- It could, however, request packages through a proxy that fetched tools from the web and passed them in.
- That proxy was the sandbox’s only link to the outside world, which made it central to the attack path.
Related event: OpenAI Model Escapes Sandbox via Zero-Day Exploit, Raising Safety Alarms(41 posts)→
More from Safety
- DHH Slams 'GDPR Is Good' Take: Vague Rules Birthed a Bureaucratic Beast — dhh · 2026-09-11
- Houthis tried to use Claude to design missile software, Anthropic says it blocked the attempts — Affectionate_Bee6434 · 2026-09-11
- AI safety community mocked as 'bridge engineers' who say bridges can never be safe — Dan_Jeffries1 · 2026-09-11
- Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone — wiredmagazine · 2026-09-11
- California creates standards for independent AI auditors to verify lab safety testing — VraserX · 2026-09-11
- a16z podcast: why 2-3 person startups are absent from policy debates — a16z Podcast · 2026-09-11