Security Notice

About This Research Environment

This server hosts a controlled security research environment used for authorised CVE validation and vulnerability assessment. All intentional testing is conducted against operator-owned infrastructure only.

This research environment employs autonomous AI-driven security testing agents that operate within sandboxed containers with network egress controls. These agents are designed and instructed to test only operator-owned targets.

However, autonomous agents may independently select targets based on training data, public vulnerability records, or contextual inference - potentially including real-world hostnames - without operator instruction or approval. Network isolation and egress filtering are in place to prevent this, but no containment system is infallible.

Autonomous Agent Disclosure

An autonomous security testing agent operating within this environment may have generated outbound traffic to one or more external systems. This was not directed, intended, or approved by the operator.

The agent was configured to test operator-owned targets only. It independently selected additional targets - possibly from training data, public CVE records, or previously observed hostnames - in a manner not anticipated by its configuration.

Immediate actions taken upon discovery:

• Agent terminated and isolated
• All outbound network traffic from the research environment blocked pending review
• Full agent execution logs, tool-call records, and network captures preserved
• Root cause analysis initiated

If You Have Observed Traffic From This Server

1. It was an unintended, automated event - not a targeted attack.
2. All relevant logs, tool-call records, agent prompts and responses, and network captures have been preserved.
3. We will provide these records to your security team, legal counsel, or law enforcement upon request.
4. We will cooperate fully with any investigation.
5. We are available to walk your team through the technical details of what occurred and how to verify no compromise resulted.

Contact

Security enquiries: security@trappett.org

Response time: Within 24 hours (mark URGENT if critical)

PGP key: Available on request

Cooperative Disclosure Commitment

• Full technical transparency about what occurred
• Prompt response to enquiries (within 24 hours)
• Preservation of all relevant evidence
• No destruction of logs or records
• Availability for joint analysis with affected parties

Standards and Guidance

This disclosure is guided by:

• ISO/IEC 29147:2018 (Vulnerability disclosure)
• ISO/IEC 30111:2019 (Vulnerability handling processes)
• NCSC Guidelines for Secure AI System Development (2024)
• NCSC Vulnerability Disclosure process

Legal Notice

This notice is a voluntary, good-faith, proactive disclosure. It does not constitute an admission of liability. The operator maintains that all intentional testing was conducted exclusively on operator-owned infrastructure with no intent to access any third-party system. Logs, tool-call records, and network captures are maintained and available upon lawful request.