Using a third-party inference provider with your coding harness hands it shell access to your machine
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-11-11
Abi Ryan flags an underrated attack vector: pair a coding harness with a third-party inference provider and you've effectively granted that provider shell access to your machine, since agents execute arbitrary local commands. TheZachMueller amplifies it as an "insane untapped" security risk.
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