Backdoored fork of Artex, Baidu Agent+ challenge winner, found pulling malicious Docker image
cyb3rops · x · 2026-11-04
A security researcher found that Artex, an AI pentesting tool that won Baidu's "Agent+" challenge, is being distributed via a GitHub fork with 1,325 stars whose Docker image contains a backdoor.
- Whoever pulls and runs this forked image hands the uploader a shell on their machine.
- Users of AI security tools should verify the official repository before installing.
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