# Prompt Injection Remains the Dominant Failure Mode as Agent Frameworks Absorb Supply-Chain Attacks

Security researchers report a compromised release of LiteLLM, the model gateway used by CrewAI and DSPy, carrying an autonomous attack bot and downloaded roughly 47,000 times.

- Published: 2026-08-22T06:18:28.650Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-08-22/prompt-injection-remains-the-dominant-failure-mode-as-agent
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
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- Sources: [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/11/owasp-prompt-injection-ai-security-failures/), [Atlan](https://atlan.com/know/prompt-injection-attacks-ai-agents/), [TechStories](https://www.techstoriess.com/ai-agent-security-practices-2026-prompt-injection-mcp-risks-data-leaks/)

The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) continues to rank prompt injection as the top production failure for language-model systems, and its 2026 reporting describes it as the fastest-growing attack category, with a year-ove…

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