Glossary

Excessive Agency (LLM06)

An LLM-based agent has more permissions, tool access, or autonomy than its task requires.

At a glance
Dimension
Governance
Related terms
2 in the glossary

Context and detail

OWASP LLM06. Real consequences when compromised. Least-privilege controls.

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